JUDGMENT :

(Devashis Baruah, J.) –

1. Heard Mr. N. Haque, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. R. Mazumdar, the learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos. 1, 3, 4 & 5. Also heard Ms. D.D. Barman, the learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent No. 2.

2. The petitioner herein has filed the instant writ petition for setting aside and quashing the final select list, Secondary Education, pursuant to the advertisement No. GD-EST/Advertisement/1/2020/11 for Graduate Teacher (Arts) of Cachar District so far as it relates to Schedule Caste category which has already been published by the respondent authorities as well as for a direction that the respondents, particularly the respondent No. 5 to publish a fresh correct final select list of Graduate Teachers (Arts) in Cachar District under Schedule Caste category and appoint the petitioner by including her name on the basis of her securing higher marks than the selected one.

3. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner had completed her B.A. degree in Arts in the year 1999, M.A. (Bengali) in the year 2001 and also obtained B.Ed. degree in the