Maneswar Kalita v. The State of Assam and 2 Ors

ORDER Date : 16.07.2024

¶1Heard Mr. R.C. Saikia, learned counsel for the petitioner.

¶2Also heard Ms. D. Musahary, learned standing counsel, Secondary Education Department.

¶3The petitioner has filed the present writ petition praying for payment of his arrear salaries for the period w.e.f. 01.01.2013 to 28.02.2019 for the services rendered by him as a Graduate Teacher in the Baramboi Girls High School, Kamrup (R) in the district of Kamrup (R), where he is presently serving till date.

¶4During the course of hearing, Ms. D. Musahary, learned standing counsel, Secondary Education Department, has produced a Communication, dated

29.06.2024, written by the Joint Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of School Education and addressed to the Accountant General (A&E), Assam, conveying the sanction of the Governor of Assam for payment of arrear salary of Rs.21,45,993/- in respect of the petitioner for the period w.e.f.

01.01.2013 to 28.02.2019.

¶5Mr. R.C. Saikai, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that as the sanction has already been granted for payment of the arrear salary, the present writ petition may be closed, however, with a direction to the concerned respondents to release the arrear salary at an early date.

¶6After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and particularly taking into consideration the Communication dated 29.06.2024, by which, sanction has Page No.# 3/3 been granted for payment of arrear salaries in respect of the petitioner w.e.f.

01.01.2013 to 28.02.2019 amounting to Rs.21,45,993/-, this Court is of the considered opinion that nothing survives in the present writ petition and accordingly, the same is closed.

¶7However, the concerned authorities shall ensure that the arrear salary, which has been sanctioned by the Communication dated 29.06.2024, shall be paid to the petitioner at the earliest but not later than one month from today.

¶8The Communication, dated 29.06.2024, is placed on record.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant

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