WP(C) 3242/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Ms G Deka, learned Counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr Ghos h, learned State counsel. In view of the backdrop of facts, this Court considers it expedient to c lose this petition at the motion stage. The petitioners, who are relations and next of kin of two persons belong ing to two different families killed in the extremist violence in the year 2001 , had approached this Court earlier with WP( C) No.6122/2005 seeking an appro priate direction for their appointment under Appointment of Family Member of t he Persons killed by Extremists/Terrorists )Rules,1992 . This Court by order da ted 7.1.2008 referring to an identical rendering in WP( C) Nos 6403/2006 and 640 4/2006 directed the respondent authorities in particular, the Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Personnel(B) Department, Dispur, Guwahati and the Deputy Commis sioner , Nalbari( presently Baksa) to reopen their cases under the aforemention ed Rules which meanwhile, had been repealed and substituted by notification dat ed 22.6.2004 containing the updated guidelines on the issue. The exercise so o rdered by this Court was to be completed within a period of four months from th e date of receipt of the certified copy of the order. The petitioners assert that thereafter on their insistence the Additiona l Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Personnel(B) Department, Dispur by his lette r dated 25.7.2008 advised the Deputy Commissioner, Baksa to reopen and reconsid er their cases in terms of the aforementioned Rules in deference to the order o f this Court. The latter by his communication dated 9.9.2008 informed the form er about want of sanctioned vacant posts in his establishment assuring that nece ssary action would be taken as and when posts would be available. According to the petitioners by letter No.GAG(B)141/2005/PT/58-B dated 28.11.2008 of the Un der Secretary to the Govt.of Assam, General Administrative Department amongst ot hers as many as 156 posts of various categories have been created /sanctioned for the offices of the Deputy Commissioner of Baksa and Chirang districts, the breakup whereof indicates that 19 posts in Grade III had been allocated for i n the establishment of the Deputy Commissioner, Baksa. The petitioners’ represen tation dated 23.7.2009 to consider their cases against the newly sanctioned pos ts in terms of the aforementioned order of this Court having remained unattended , they are before this Court seeking redress. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on a consideration of the litigational background as noticed hereinabove, this petition stands clo sed with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Baksa to initiate a process of consideration of the cases of the petitioners for appointment against the newl y created Grade III posts in his establishment as per the direction of this Cour t dated 7.1.2008 passed in WP( C) No.6122/2007 . It is made clear that the cases of the petitioners would be considered in terms of the Rules and the procedu re prescribed by law therefor with appropriate priority. No costs.