As agreed to by learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Advocate General, Assam appearing for the State respondents, the above mentioned batch of writ petitions, raising the similar question of facts and law, are taken up for analogous hearing for final disposal and are being disposed of by this common judgment and order.

2. I have heard Mr P.K. Goswami, learned senior counsel for the petitioners in WP(C)Nos. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,21,22,23 and 8764 of 2001 as well as Mr A.M. Mazumdar, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners in WP(C) Nos. 8419, 8420, 8457, 8493, 8496, 8497, 8501, 8503, 8507, 8508 and 8509 of 2001. The learned counsel for the petitioners in the remaining writ petitions adopted the arguments advanced by learned counsel Mr P.K. Goswami and Mr. A.M. Mazumdar, I have also heard Mr A.K. Phookan, learned Advocate General, Assam appearing for the State respondents in all the writ petitions and Mr M. Sarania, learned Standing Counsel for the Bodoland Autonomous Council.

3. On 28.12.1996 the Director of Elementary Education, Assam issued an-advertisement (Annexure-1 to WP(C) No.-3764/2001) inviting applications from intending candi