JUDGMENT :

ACHINTYA MALLA BUJOR BARUA, J.

1. Heard Mr. R.P. Sharma, learned senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr. K. Gogoi, learned counsel for the respondents No. 1 and 2 being the authorities in the Higher Education Department of the Government of Assam, Mr. B. Konwar, learned counsel for the respondent No. 3 being the University Grants Commission, Mr. P.J. Phukan, learned counsel for the respondents No. 4 and 5 being the authorities in the Gauhati University and Mr. C. Baruah, learned counsel for the respondents No. 6 and 7 being the authorities in the Governing Body of Pramathesh Baruah College, Gauripur.

2. The petitioner Dr. Md. Yamin Hasan had offered his candidature for the post of Principal of Pramathesh Baruah College, Gauripur, pursuant to the advertisement dated 12.09.2020, which was published in the local daily newspaper namely The Assam Tribune as well as another news paper namely Asomiya Pratidin.

3. In course of the selection process, the authorities in the Governing Body of the Pramathesh Baruah College, Gauripur by the Resolution No. 2 dated 10.10.2020 resolve