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ACHINTYA MALLA BUJOR BARUA
Ranjit Urang, C/o Lt. Danda Urang – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard Mr. P.J. Saikia, learned senior counsel for the petitioners and Mr. B.J. Talukdar, learned senior counsel for the respondents in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department of the Government of Assam. Also heard Ms. R.B. Bora, learned counsel for the respondent No. 4 being the Director, Land Records and Surveys, BTC, Kokrajhar.
2. It is stated that an advertisement No. TPR-74/2016-67-69 dated 02.02.2016 was issued inviting applications, amongst others, for 68 numbers of vacant posts of Gaonburah in the Baksa district of BTC. The writ petitioners herein had participated in the selection process pursuant to the advertisement dated 02.02.2016. According to the petitioners, without bringing the advertisement of 02.02.2016 to its logical end, a subsequent advertisement dated 10.12.2018 had been issued by the Director, Land Records and Surveys, BTC, Kokrajhar. The advertisement of 10.12.2018 follows the age limit prescribed by the notification dated 10.04.2018, wherein the minimum age is prescribed to be 35 years. The grievances of the petitioners are, firstly, the advertisement of 10.12.2018 had been issued without bringing a logical end to the earlier advertisement da
Point of Law : If a selection process is not initiated and kept in abeyance for reason that a conscious decision is in contemplation for changing eligibility conditions of rules, in such event, altho....
Point of Law : Legislature may pass laws with retrospective effect subject to the recognized constitutional limitations, it is equally well settled that no retrospective effect should be given to any....
The date for age determination in recruitment processes is fixed at the advertisement date and not variable based on the appointment date, ensuring fairness and consistency.
Eligibility for appointment must be maintained until the last date of the advertisement; cancellation of selection process due to material error is justified.
Judicial review can intervene in government policy decisions if deemed arbitrary or discriminatory, particularly concerning age limits affecting employment eligibility.
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