WP(C) 2522/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr PJ Phukan learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Also heard Mr MR Pathak, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department appearing for responde nt Nos. 1 to 4 as well as Mr B. Chowdhury, learned Standing Counsel, Finance Dep artment, appearing for respondent No. 5. Considering the grievance raised in the writ petition and as agreed to by the le arned counsel appearing for the parties, this writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage itself. The writ petitioners seven in numbers have approached this Court praying for a d irection to the respondent authorities to release the arrear salary of the petit ioners with effect from 01.03.1996 to 28.02.1999 and also for a direction to rel ease the regular salary with effect from the petitioners’ respective initial dat e of joining as Hindi Teacher in graduate teacher’s scale. The case of the petitioners’ is that the writ petitioners have been serving for the last 15 (fifteen) years regularly without any break as Hindi Teachers in dif ferent High Schools under the Inspector of Schools, Barpeta District Circle. The y were initially appointed under Centrally Sponsored Scheme at fixed pay and wit h effect from 01.03.1999 their services have been duly regularized by the State Government but they have not been paid their due salary from 01.03.1996 to 28.02 .1999. Mr Phukan, learned counsel for the petitioners has brought to the notice of this Court to a communication dated 29.09.2010 issued by the Joint Secretary to the Government of Assam, Finance (EC-III) Department and submits that on the basis o f the aforesaid communication, the writ petitions being WP(C) Nos. 3066/02, 536/ 08, 5400/08, 5406/08 and 698/2010 have been disposed of directing the respondent authority to consider payment of salary to the petitioners. For a ready referen ce, the letter is quoted hereinbelow: Sir, With reference to your letter quoted above on the subject I like to clar ify that Finance Department may consider payment of salary from 1.1.1996 to 28.2 .1999 on the following conditions: 5. That the petitioners have not drawn any salary during this period. 6. That the petitioners have in fact performed their duties during this per iod and a formal proposal is received from Education Department. Further, the full name of P & D Deptt. is Planning and Development Department. Yours faithfully Sd/-Illegible Joint Secretary to the Govt.of Assam, Finance(EC-III) Department. Mr Phukan, therefore, submits that the petitioners being similarly situated teac hers, they also deserve similar order. On the submission so made by Mr Phukan, Mr Chowdhury, learned Standing Counsel, Finance Department has submitted that upon examination of the cases of those wri t petitioners, the Finance Department had issued the communication. However, in the case of the petitioners, no such examination has been carried out till date as the petitioners have not submitted any representation before the authority, m ore so, after constitution of the Teachers Grievance Cell, ( Cell for short), p etitioners’ case is to be considered by that Cell only and the Government woul d take necessary steps, after receipt of the report from the Cell . In view of the submission so made, the petitioners are directed to submit repres entations before the Director, Secondary Education, Assam, within a period of te n (10) days from today and the Director, Secondary Education shall forward the s ame to the Cell within seven (7) days from the date of receipt of their repres entations. The Cell shall examine the case of the petitioners and pass necessa ry order within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of the comm unication from the Director, Secondary Education, Assam. With the above direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. However, if the petitioners are aggrieved by the order of the respondent authori ty, they are at liberty to approach this Court again. No costs.