JUDGMENT :

MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA, J.

1. Heard Mr. S.K. Roy, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. M. Bhattacharjee, learned Government Advocate for the respondent Nos. 2 to 7, Mr. S. Dutta, learned counsel for respondent No. 1 and Mr. D. Borah, learned counsel for respondent No. 8.

2. The selection of the respondent No. 8 as Gaon Pradhan vide the impugned Notice dated 25.05.2022 is challenged in this writ petition on four grounds. Firstly, on the ground that the respondent No. 8 was not a resident of the concerned village i.e. Sanpara Parbat, which is one of the eligibility criteria required of a candidate. Secondly, that the respondent No. 8 was a member of a Political Party at the time of his selection as the Gaon Pradhan. Thirdly, the petitioner, who was the son of the retired Gaon Pradhan of Sanpara Parbat should have been awarded marks out of 10 marks allotted for members of the family of the Gaon Pradhan in terms of Clause G of the Advertisement dated 01.12.2021, which had not been done. Fourthly, preference was to be given to the family member of a Gaon Pradhan a