GUWAHATI, India, Oct. 21 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Sept. 22:

1. Heard Mr. D. Bhattacharya, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Ms. U. Das, the learned Additional Senior Government Advocate appears on behalf of the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 and Mr. A. Chaliha, the learned Standing Counsel appears on behalf of the respondent No.3.

2. None appears on behalf of the Gauhati High Court on call.

3. The petitioner herein is aggrieved by the action on the part of the Respondent Authorities in not appointing the petitioner to the post of Chowkidar pursuant to a selection process being initiated vide an Advertisement dated 04.10.2019.

4. It is seen from the materials on record that the petitioner herein was selected to the post of Chowkidar on merit and it was informed vide a Notification dated 30.01.2020. Subsequently, the District and Sessions Judge, Dibrugarh had also intimated the Joint Director of Health Services, Dibrugarh vide a communication dated 19.02.2020 with a copy to the petitioner about his medical fitness test. It is the case of the petitioner that subsequent thereto, the respondent No. 5 did not issue the Appointment Letter. Under such circumstances, the petitioner submitted a representation on 08.10.2020, requesting that the appointment letter be issued in favour of the petitioner.

5. The respondent No. 5 vide a communication dated 07.12.2020 informed the petitioner that in view of the directions issued by the Gauhati High Court on the Administrative side vide a letter dated 25.11.2020, the selection process for filling up of 1 (one) post of Process Server, 1 (one) post of Chowkidar and 1 (one) post of Peon for the learned Court of the Judicial Magistrate-cum-Munsiff, Naharkatia as well as the selection result issued vide Office Memo dated 30.01.2020 and published in the Official Website dated 30.01.2020 was cancelled.

6. The records reveal that the petitioner thereupon sat tight and did not do anything till 25.09.2024 when the petitioner sought for certain information again as regards the reasons for cancellation of the selection process for filling up of 1 (one) post of Process Server, 1 (one) post of Chowkidar and 1 (one) post of Peon for the learned Court of the Judicial Magistrate-cum-Munsiff, Naharkatia under the Establishment of the District and Sessions Judge, Dibrugarh.

7. The petitioner was informed vide a reply dated 02.11.2024 that the posts which ought to have been filled up for the learned Court of the Judicial Magistrate-cum-Munsiff, Naharkatia were shifted from Munsiff-cum-JMFC, Udalguri vide letter dated 29.07.2019, however, the respective posts were already filled up in Udalguri prior to the shifting of the said posts.

8. It is pertinent at this stage to take note of that the present writ petition was filed on 06.09.2025.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x8T%2F16BxeRNiuX2fjq8bQldrMgzcDtamot7nSDi8pfVV&caseno=WP(C)/5638/2025&cCode=1&cino=GAHC010209992025&state_code=6&appFlag=)

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