JUDGMENT

Kalyan Rai Surana, J. - Heard Mr. B. Chakraborty, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P.K. Kalita, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. K.R. Borooah, learned counsel for the respondents.

2. By filing this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner, who is presently working in the post of Senior Manager, Law (Grade-II), has prayed for the following reliefs:

i) Why the selection process initiated pursuant to the impugned notice/ advertisement dated 12.02.2019 (Annexure-4) shall not be quashed and set aside or modified.

ii) Why a direction shall not be issued to the authorities to work out the proper ratio of post of Manager, Law (Scale-III) to be filled up by promotion and by direct recruitment.

iii) Why a direction shall not be issued to the authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Senior Manager, Law (Scale-III) pursuant to the process initiated by notification dated 05.01.2019 against the due vacancies to be filled up by promotion after working out the ratio.

3. The case projected by the petitioner is that while preparing for departmental promotion exercise from Senior Manager, Law (Grade