WP(C) 8208/2004 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY None appears for the two petitioners, who are represented by com mon counsel. Even on 1.3.2011, when the cases were to be heard, because of the a bsence of the advocates for the petitioners, the cases had to be adjourned. 2) However, with the assistance of Mr. MK Mishra and Mrs. M.Gogoi M edhi, the 2 departmental counsels, the records were perused and the following fa cts are culled out: 3. i) The petitioner in WP'No.8207/04 (Smt. Swarnalata Mahanta) was ap pointed as an Assistant Teacher on 20.1.1994 by the District Elementary Educatio n Officer, Kamrup (Annexure-1) and she was posted at the Kamarkuchi ME School. She was appointed temporarily for a period of 4 months in anticipation of appro val of the Sub-Divisional Advisory Committee. Subsequently, she was transferred on 9.1.1996 to the Geetanagar ME School, where she joined on 10.1.1996. As her salaries from July, 1999 remained unpaid because of non-retention of her post, she was adjusted in a vacant post in the Railway Colony LP School. During the s creening process by the Zonal Screening Committee, the name of the petitioner wa s enlisted at Sl. No. 81 in the category of irregular teachers. Subsequently, he r services were regularized w.e.f. 1.8.2000 in pursuant to the Govt. Letter date d 10.8.2000. 3.ii) The petitioner in WP'No.8208/04 (Smt. Sabittri Khattoniar) was a ppointed similarly as an Assistant Teacher on 7.1.1994 by the District Elementar y Education Officer, Kamrup (Annexure-1) and she was posted at the Lokapriya Boo rdoloi Vidyalaya ME School. She too, was initially appointed temporarily for a period of 4 months in anticipation of approval of the Sub-Divisional Advisory Co mmittee. Thereafter, the service of the petitioner was adjusted in the Natun Sa rania LP School, but she claims to be rendering services in her original school i.e. at Lokapriya Boordoloi Vidyalaya ME School. 4) Both the petitioners are aggrieved by stoppage of their salaries for last several years. 5) The departmental counsels point out that the appointments of the petitioners were not regular and they were appointed temporarily for a period o f 4 months and although initially their services were extended from time to time , extension was subsequently not granted because of non-retention of their posts . Eventually, both the petitioners were shown adjusted in vacant posts in other schools. 6) As regards, the claims for arrear and current salaries made by t he petitioners, the learned standing counsels refer to the decision of this Cour t in Sudhendu Mohan Talukdar & ors vs. State of Assam & ors reported in 2006(2 ) GLT 216, to submit that since a High Power Committee is constituted by the Gov ernment is examining the grievances of teachers, who have not been paid salarie s, the claims of the petitioners herein may also be referred for examination by the said Committee, which is functioning in pursuant to the Court’s order in Sud hendu Mohan(supra). 7) Since, no one is present from the side of the petitioners, it wo uld have been in the fitness of things to dismiss the cases for non-prosecution. But, considering the fact that a committee is entrusted to examine the grievan ces of unpaid salary of teachers and necessary factual foundations are not avail able before the writ Court to adjudicate on the entitlement of the claims for sa laries, I am of the considered opinion that instead of dismissing the writ petit ions, the cases of the petitioners should be ordered to be examined by the High Power Committee constituted under the Court’s order. Accordingly, the responden ts are directed to facilitate examination of the petitioners’ claims for salarie s by the said Committee. 8) For carrying out the exercise, the petitioners may furnish all t he relevant particulars with their respective representation(s) before the Commi ssioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Deptt. of Elementary Education, who i n turn will place the matters for consideration by the concerned Committee. 9) The writ petitions stand disposed of with the above order.