WP(C) 4514/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr. D.K.Das learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also hea rd Ms. V.L.Sinha learned State Counsel, Assam. Considering the grievance raised in the writ petition and as agreed to b y the learned counsel appearing for the parties this writ petition is being disp osed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner was promoted to the post of Statistical Officer in the ye ar 1999. While discharging his service as such he was given the charge of Resear ch Officer(Statistics) when his immediate senior officer retired in the year 200 1. The Director of Dairy Development, Assam sent a proposal for promotion in fav our of the petitioner and submitted all the relevant documents namely, ACR, 20 point Roster Register and gradation list alongwith the proposal vide letter dat ed 10.11.2003. The petitioner is going to retire on superannuation on 31.12.2010 . Therefore for not passing any order on the proposal so submitted by the Direct or Dairy Development, Assam, the petitioner submitted a representation before re spondent No.1 on 12.3.2010.However, the same has not yet been disposed of. Hence the instant writ petition. In the aforesaid background, the limited prayer of the petitioner is fo r a direction to the respondent No.1,i.e. Commissioner & Secretary to the Gover nment of Assam, Veterinary Department, to dispose of the representation submitt ed by the petitioner by a speaking order within a time frame, as the petitio ner is going to be retired on 21.12.2010. In view of the limited prayer so made, Ms.Sinha learned State Counsel ha s raised no objection. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the re spondent No.1, i.e. Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Veterin ary Department, Dispur to dispose of the representation dated 12.3.2010 submitte d by the petitioner by a speaking order within a period of four weeks from the d ate of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The petitioner shall also subm it a copy of the writ petition alongwith the annexures appended thereto before t he respondent No.1, while submitting a copy of this order. The petitioner may al so submit a fresh representation, if so advised. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs.