WP(C) 1872/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.C. UPADHYAY Heard Mr. SK Medhi, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. AK Sarkar, learn ed Standing Counsel, Railway. Facts, leading to the filing of this writ petition, may be stated, in br ief, as follows: The petitioner is an Assam Civil Service Officer and presently posted as Block Development Officer(BDO), Banskandi Development Block and Executive Magis trate, Lakhipur. On 07.01.2010, while the petitioner and his family were waiting at Lumdi ng Railway Station for boarding the Cachar Express, some RPF personnel, led by S ri PK Kakati, Inspector of RPF, attacked and assaulted the petitioner, causing s erious injuries on his head and other parts of his body. The petitioner was kept in captivity for several hours and valuables were also looted from him. Later on, the petitioner lodged an FIR in the GRP of the Lumding Police Station. On 08.01.2010, Sri PK Kakati, Inspector, RPF went to the petitioner’s re sidence and apologised for the incident and promised to take action against the guilty persons. Thereafter, the petitioner had submitted representation before the Divis ional Security Commandant, NF Railway, Lumding Division, Superintendent of Polic e, Pandu and Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Railways, seeking compensation for the assault made by the RPF personnel upon the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the representation submitted on behalf of the petitioner has not so far been disposed of by the re spondents’ authority. As agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, I propose to dispos e of this writ petition at the motion stage itself with a direction to the respo ndents’ authority to dispose of the representation submitted on behalf of the pe titioner in accordance with law. However, the exercise shall be completed by the respondents’ authority w ithin a period of three months from the date of the receipt of a certified copy of this order together with a copy of this writ petition. It is also made clear that the outcome of the representation submitted o n behalf of the petitioner shall be informed to the petitioner without delay. This writ petition stands disposed of in terms of the above directions.