Ranjan Gogoi, J.

1. The writ Petitioner seeks to challenge the selection of the Respondent No. 6 made by the Assam Public Service Commission (herein after referred to as the Commission) for appointment in the Assam Civil Service on the basis of Combined Competitive Examination, 2006.

2. The relevant facts that will be necessary to be noticed may be, briefly, enumerated herein under.

The writ Petitioner claims to be a physically disabled person suffering from locomotor disability to the extent of 50%. An advertisement bearing No. 6/2006 dated 10.8 2006 was issued by the Commission intending to hold the preliminary examination of the Combined Competitive Examination, 2006 for screening candidates for the main examination for recruitment to the Assam Civil Service and other allied cadres. In the aforesaid advertisement no reservation of posts in any of the Services was provided for physically handicapped candidates under the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Right and Full Participation) Act, 1995. The Petitioner submitted his application for the preliminary examination. In the said application the details of the disability suffered b