GUWAHATI, India, Nov. 16 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Oct. 16:
Heard Mr. B.D. Das, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mrs. R. Deka, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. S. Das, learned standing counsel for the Higher Education Department, being respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3; and Mr. R.A. Choudhury, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 4 and 5. 2. In this petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the Resolution No. 5 (b), dated 07.06.2022, (Annexure - 6), adopted by the Governing Body of S.S. College, Hailakandi and the letter vide E Comp No. 405617/2024/1, dated 15.07.2024, issued by the respondent No. 3 (Annexure - 8), and also to direct the respondent No. 4 and 5 to complete the process of interview for the post of Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science (SC reserved & Roster point 36) of Srikishan Sarda College, Hailakandi
Background Facts:-
3. An advertisement (Annexure-1), was issued by respondent No. 4, dated 21.03.2022, and published in the daily newspaper "Jugasankha", and others, inviting applications for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor in Political Science department, against 2 (Two) Sanction vacant posts; out of the said 2 (Two) posts, one is reserved for SC and the remaining one is unreserved. In the said advertisement, applications were also invited for the posts of Assistant Professor in Botany, English, Statistics and Persian. Prior to issuance of the advertisement dated 21.03.2022, the respondent No. 2 had earlier issued an advertisement for the same posts on 28.12.2020, but the said advertisement was cancelled due to certain reasons without holding any interview. And accordingly, the candidates who had applied in response to earlier advertisement, dated 28.12.2020, were directed not to apply afresh.
The petitioner, having passed NET in the year 2016, securing marks at par with the qualifying cut off for SC category in the subject Political Science and being duly qualified for being appointed to the post of Assistant Professor in Political Science in Government/Provincialized Colleges in the state Assam and also belonging to scheduled caste community, applied for the post of Assistant Professor of Political Science (SC reserved). And accordingly, the respondent No. 5, by a letter dated 30.04.2022 (Annexure-2), informed the petitioner to appear before the interview board for the post of Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Srikishan Sarda College (S.S. College) on 19.05.2022 at 11:00 a.m. The petitioner had appeared in the interview as per letter dated 30.04.2022, on 19.05.2022, and did well. Against the said advertised post of Assistant Professor, Political Science (SC reserved & Roster point 36), total 13 candidates had applied for, but only 4 candidates, including the petitioner had appeared in the interview held on 19.05.2022 and remaining 9 candidates did not appear, as per attendance sheet of the candidates (Annexure-3).
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