WP(C) 2610/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B K SHARMA Heard Mr. N Borah, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. U K Goswami, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department, Assam. By means of this writ petition the petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondents to release his arrear salary for the period from 01.02.2002 to 01.02.2004. The petitioner had the occasion to approach this Court by filing a writ petition registered as WP(C) No.6626/2002. In the writ petition his praye r was for regularisation his service. The writ petition was disposed of vide ord er dated 05.09.2003 taking note of the fact that the petitioner was appointed in 1976 had been continuing in service for last 27 years. He was in receipt of sal ary like that of any other regular Teacher. However, his salary was stopped from February, 2002. In view of the above, this Court by the aforesaid order dated 05.09.2003 issued direction for consideration of the case of the petitioner for regularisa tion of service. So far as pay and allowances both current and arrear is concern ed, direction was issued for payment of the same to the extent the petitioner wa s entitled to. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, the petitioner was transferred and adju sted in his own grade and scale of pay against the vacant post of Assistant Teac her in the particular School. However, the petitioner having not been paid the a rrear salary for the period from 01.02.2002 to 01.02.2004 he has once again appr oach this court by filing the instant writ petition. The only stand taken in the counter-affidavit file by the Director of Se condary Education, Assam is that there being no approval from the Government to cover the period in question, the Directorate is helpless. From the affidavit it appears that due proposal was sent to the Government for necessary approval but the Government has not done anything in the matter. If the petitioner irrespect ive of regularisation/adjustment in his service was continuing in service from 1 976 with due salary paid to him, I see no reason why he should not be paid his s alary from 01.02.2002 to 01.02.2004, for which, direction was also issued in the aforesaid order dated 05.09.2009 passed in WP No.6626/2002. By now almost 7 yea rs have passed but the petitioner is yet to receive his arrear salary for the af oresaid period. This speaks volumes of apathy and indifferent attitude on the pa rt of the respondents. In view of the above, this writ petition is allowed with the direction t o the respondents to clear the arrear salary of the petitioner for the period fr om 01.02.2002 to 01.02.2004 as expeditiously as possible but at any rate not lat er than 31st August, 2010. If need be, the Government will create supernumerary post. Necessary con currence in this regard shall be obtained from the competent authority. Writ petition is allowed. There shall be no order as to costs.