WP(C) 2609/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I A ANSARI The petitioners, who are Ex-Servicemen, were appointed, under Section 23 of the Assam Police Act, 2007, as Special Police Officer (hereinafter referred to as ’S PO’), and they are presently serving as SPOs in Kokrajhar District, Assam. The initial pay of the petitioners was fixed at Rs. 3,000/- per mon th; but the same was not acceptable to the petitioners and their pay was enhance d to Rs. 4,839/- per month and, then, to Rs. 5,326/- and, lastly, to Rs. 6,160/- per month. The payments, which are required to be made to the petitioners, as SPOs, by the Government of Assam, are to be reimbursed by the Central Government . Considering the arduous nature of duties and the difficult terrains, wherein the petitioners are required to serve, the petitioners claim that the pay, which th ey presently receive, is too low and unreasonable and, hence, the petitioners ha ve raised their grievances, in this regard, and expressed the same by making sev eral representations, in this regard, to the respondents/authorities concerned, but the petitioners’ grievances, submits the learned counsel for the petitioners , have not been considered and taken care of by the respondents/authorities conc erned and, therefore, the petitioners have, now, approached this Court with the help of the present writ petition seeking appropriate directions to be issued to the respondents. Heard Mr. B. Chakraborty, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Mrs. R. Bora, learned Central Government counsel, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 4. Heard also Mrs. H. M. Phukan, learned Government Advocate, appearing on beh alf of the remaining respondents. Having regard to the nature of appointment of the petitioners, considering the n ature of grievances, which the petitioners have raised, and the nature of relief s, which the petitioners have sought for, this Court is of the considered view t hat the petitioners’ grievances are required to be considered and decided by the respondents/authorities concerned. Considering, therefore, the matter in its entirety and in the interest of justic e, this writ petition is disposed of with directions to the respondents/authorit ies concerned to consider the petitioners’ grievances, as regards enhancement of their pay, and, then, take a decision in the matter in accordance with law by m aking a speaking order. The whole exercise, so directed, shall be completed wit hin a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of thi s order by respondent No. 4, namely, Director, Directorate of Sainik Welfare, Sa inik Bhavan, Guwahati. The petitioners may furnish to the respondent No. 4 a co py of this order along with copy of this writ petition and annexure(s) thereto. If the petitioners feel aggrieved by the decision(s), which may be arrived at b y the respondents/authorities concerned, or by the order(s), which may be passed by the respondents/authorities concerned, the petitioners shall remain at liber ty to take recourse to such provisions of law as may be permissible. The petiti oner may also, while furnishing certified copy of this order to the respondent N o. 4, as indicated hereinbefore, submit such other representation(s) as may be d eemed necessary, in this regard, by them.