JUDGMENT :

(BUDI HABUNG, J.) :

Heard Mr. H. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R. Dhar, learned Standing counsel, PWD for the State respondents.

2. Considering the subject matter and also at the instance of the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

3. The claim of the writ petitioner is for regularization of the service of her late husband for pensionary benefits and family pension. The case of the petitioner is that her late husband Harendra Chandra Das was appointed as Muster Roll Labour in the Office of PWD (RR) under the Sub-Division Office PWD (RR), Barama Sub-Division vide appointment letter dated 08.06.1984. Thereafter the service of the petitioner’s husband was extended from time to time and thus he rendered service as such till he died on 27.11.2014.

4. The further case of the petitioner is that when her husband was in service, the Secretary to the Government of Assam, PWD, Audit Branch issued a circular dated 30.09.2005 for creation of post of 8598 post of Muster Roll Workers and regularization of service of Work Charged/Muster Roll workers engaged prior to 01.04.1993 and were in continu