1. Heard Ms. D. Borgohain, learned counsel for the petitioner in WP(C) 8057/2017 and Mr. P.P. Dutta, learned counsel for the petitioner in WP(C) 1503/2018 as well as Mr. R. Dubey, learned counsel for the authorities of DCB Girl’s College, Jorhat and Mr. S.P. Bhattacharjee, learned counsel appearing for the Higher Education Department.

2. In WP(C) 8057/2017, the award of marks by the selection committee in the selection process for the post of Assistant Professor of Geology in the College has been assailed on the ground that under the criteria presentation of paper, the respondent No.6 therein (writ petitioner of WP(C) 1503/2018) was given 5 marks, whereas, according to the petitioner, it ought to have been 2 marks. In WP(C) 1503/2018, the marks given to the respondent No.6 therein (writ petitioner in WP(C) 8057/2017) under the criteria teaching experience has been assailed on the ground that for a part of the teaching experience presented by the said respondent, she did not have the required minimum qualification and therefore, the said part of the teaching experience is to be excluded from being considered. As the allegation of both the writ petitioners is as regards the