Nagendra Rai, J.

1. The petitioner has filed the present writ application for a direction to the respondent-State of Bihar and the Director, Indira Gandhi institute of Medical Sciences (hereinafter referred to as the institute) to accept her joining on the post of Administrative Officer in pursuance of appointment letter issued by the Director of the Institute on 22.8.1997, and for holding that the appointment on the post in the Institute can be made only on the basis of selection through open advertisement as per Rule 7 of the Indira Gandhi Sansthan Niyamawali, 1984, published vide notification no. 16.4.1984 (for short the Rules).

2. The facts of this case lie in a narrow compass. On 2.7.1997, an advertisement was issued in the English daily newspaper, namely, Hindustan Times, for appointment to various posts including the post of Administrative Officer in the said Institute by direct recruitment. A copy of the advertisement has been annexed as Annexure 1. The petitioner and other candidates applied for the post of Administrative Officer, for which the prescribed qualification was M.B.A./P.G. Dip. in personnel Management and experience of three years on the administrative