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1. Head Mr. A.S. Choudhury, the learned senior counsel for the writ petitioner and Mrs. V.L. Singh, the learned State counsel.

2. The members of the petitioner Association, namely. All Assam Handloom and Textile Sramik Santha have filed this writ petition in representative capacity through their President and Secretary for payment of wages as per Government circular. It appears from the statement of particulars of the employees (Annexure-2) that a number of them joined as Muster Roll/Casual Workers prior to 1.4.1993 and the remaining members joined thereafter. They have raised two fold grievances in this petition, firstly, for non-payment of wages as per Government circular and secondly, delay in consideration of their case for regularisation.

4. Mr. A.S. Choudhury, the learned senior counsel referred to the letter written by the Director of Handloom and Textiles, Assam to the Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Finance Department for release of fund for payment to the workers/employees under the aforesaid two memoranda. Mr. Choudhury submitted that despite entitlement and the matter having taken been up by the Director, no decision has been taken by the State Government to release the fund. Mr. Choudhury argued that a large number of the members of the Association were appointed during the year 1980 and thereafter and, therefore, they are entitled to consideration for regularisation also in accordance with the Government policy embodied in the letter dated 20th April, 1995 issued by the Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam.