Ranjan Gogoi, J.

1. Both the writ petitions being founded on similar facts and the reliefs sought for being identical, were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

2. The petitioner in WP (C) No. 4549/ 2003 was appointed on 02.02.98 as an honourary teacher in No. 745 Punirmukh L. P. School under Dholai Police Station in the district of Gachar. According to the petitioner, the Deputy Inspector of Schools, Silchar by an order dated 23.02.2001 appointed/adjusted the petitioner against a substantive vacant post in the same school. The petitioner contends that notwithstanding the fact that she had been rendering continuous service with effect from the date of her appointment as an honourary teacher, no salary was forthcoming even after her adjustment against a substantive vacant post. She, therefore, instituted a writ proceeding before this Court i.e. WP (C) No. 7593/2001 seeking a direction for payment of her salary with effect from 23.02.2001. The said writ petition was disposed of by this Court on 19.10.2001 with a direction to the Director of Elementary Education to enquire into the matter and if the petitioner was found to be entitled to her salary, to