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SUMAN SHYAM, MALASRI NANDI
High Court Bar Association, Rep. By Its President, Shri Ashipri Zho – Appellant
Versus
Gauhati High Court, Guwahati, Rep. By The Registrar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Suman Shyam, J.
1. Heard Mr. C. T. Jamir, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. L. Wapang, learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioners in all the three writ petitions. We have also heard Mr. H.K. Das, learned Standing Counsel, Gauhati High Court, appearing for the respondent nos. 1, 2 and 3, Ms. T. Khro, learned Additional Advocate General, Nagaland, appearing on behalf of the State of Nagaland and Mr. Sishir Dutta, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. S. Dutta, learned counsel for the respondent no. 5 in WP(C) No. 4908/2020. The remaining respondents did not appear during hearing of these writ petitions.
2. In these three writ petitions common questions of law and facts are involved and, therefore, those are being taken up for disposal by this common order.
3. The facts giving rise to the filing of these writ petitions are as follows :
4. On 01/08/2018, the Registrar General of Gauhati High Court had issued an advertisement notice for filling up 3 (three) vacancies (2 existing and 1 anticipated vacancy) in the Grade-III category of Nagaland Judicial Service. In the advertisement notice dated 01/08/2018, it was inter-alia, mentioned that all candidates who obtain 60
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