The petitioners on behalf of all the Block Development Officers, shortly ‘the BDOs,’ appointed under Regulation 3(f) of the Assam Public Service Commission ( Limitation of Functions) Regulation, 1951, shortly ‘the Regulations/ challenge the advertisement bearing No. 18 PSC/S-9/34-85 dated 28th January, 1986 and the addendum thereto No. 31 PSC/E-9/84-85 dated 1st February, 1986 (Annexures C and D) respectively to the petition issued by the Assam Public Service Commission, shortly ‘the Commission,’ and published in the local press dated 30.1.86 and 17.2.86 respectively, and pray for a writ of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ or direction for inserting in the impugned advertisement a relaxation clause as to upper age limit, inserting a clause requiring experience in the work, and deleting the power to withhold permission by Depart­mental authority; and for direction not to reject any application on the ground of age limit so as to enable the petitioner and all other similarly appointed BDO’s to sit at the examination to be held by the Commission for selection to the posts of BDOs.

2. The facts are simple. The Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Paochayat and Commun