WP(C) 137/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr B. Gogoi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr PN Goswami, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department appearing for the res pondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3 and Mr Sk Muktar, learned counsel appearing for responde nt No. 4. Considering the grievance raised in the writ petition and also as agreed to by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, this writ petition is bein g disposed of at the admission stage itself. Challenge made in this writ petition is to the order dated 06.01.2011 (A nnexure ’F’ to the writ petition) whereby and whereunder the respondent No. 4 ha s been allowed to hold the post of in-charge Principal, Samaguri HS School, Sama guri. By the said impugned order it has also been made clear that the order date d 25.11.2010 (Annexure ’D’ to the writ petition) passed earlier allowing the pet itioner to hold the charge of Principal of the said School is treated to be canc elled. Hence, being aggrieved by the aforesaid order, the instant writ petition has been filed praying for setting aside and quashing the impugned order dated 0 6.01.2011. Mr Goswami has submitted that posting of a person to serve as Principal In-charg e is ordered on the basis of seniority and in the event of any dispute on senior ity of teachers in a given school, the dispute is required to be referred to the Government for adjudication under Sub-Rule (VIII) of Rule 24(2) of the Assam Se condary Education (Provincialised) Service Rules, 2003 (Rules for short). In view of the above position, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Education (Second ary) Department (respondent No. 1) that the issue of seniority between the petit ioner and the respondent No. 4 is to be decided by him. The respondent No. 1 wil l take the decision within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order, after affording an opportunity to both the co ntesting parties. The petitioner is to furnish a copy this order before the resp ondent No. 1 within a period of 14 (fourteen) days from today for doing the need ful. The parties are at liberty to submit their respective pleadings i.e. copy of wri t petition with annexures appended thereto, affidavits-in-opposition and other r elevant documents in support of their claim before the respondent No. 1 for comi ng to a proper decision regarding the seniority between the parties. Order so passed by respondent No. 1 shall be communicated to the parties forthwi th. With the above direction the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs.