JUDGMENT :

NANI TAGIA, J.

Also heard Mr. Dugmar Kamduk, learned standing counsel, Land Management Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, appearing on behalf of official respondent Nos. 1 to 5; Ms. Nani Anju, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of respondent No. 6; Mr. Tony Pertin, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. 7 and 8; and Mr. Rintu Saikia, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of respondent No. 10. However, respondent No. 9 remained unrepresented despite duly served with the notice.

2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, with the following prayers, which are extracted, as under:

1. A writ in the nature of certiorari should be issued quashing and setting aside the order No. LR-76/86 (Vol-IV) dtd. 10/6/2016 issued by the Director, Department of Land management by which the respondent no. 6 was appointed to the post of Supervisor Kanungo.

2. A writ in the nature of certiorari should be issued quashing and setting aside the Order No. LR-76/86 (Vol-IV) dtd. 25/1/2018 issued by the Director, Department of Land Management by which the officiating service of the respondent no.7 was regularized in the post of Supervisor Kanungo.

3. A writ in the nature of certiorari should be issued quashing and setting aside the Order No-LR-76/86 dtd. 17/7/2018 issued by the Director, Department of Land Management by which the respondent no. 8 was appointed to the post of supervisor Kanungo.

4. A writ in the nature of certiorari should be issued quashing and setting aside the Order No. LR-71/2013 dtd. 17/7/2018 issued by the Director, Department of Land management by which the respondent no. 9 was appointed to the post of Supervisor Kanungo. 5. A writ in the nature of certiorari should be issued quashing and setting aside the Order No. LR-77/86 dtd. 17/7/2018 issued by the Director, Department of Land Management by which the respondent No. 10 was appointed to the post of Supervisor Kanungo.

6. A writ in the nature of Mandamus not be issued directing of Supervisor Kanungo and fill the same through competitive examinations as per the principles of public employment and the relevant recruitment rules regulating the method of appointment to the post of Supervisor Kanungo for giving equal opportunity to all qualified and eligible candidates.

7. Pass such other order/orders as may be deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances so the case.

3. The facts leading to filing of the instant writ petition, briefly, stated, are, as follows: While challenging the appointment made to private respondents No. 6 to 10 as Supervisor Kanungo('SK', for short) in the Land Management Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar, as indicated above; the petitioner contends that he is a citizen of India and a Scheduled Tribe of the State of Arunachal Pradesh, having his residence at Tallang village, Seppa, Arunachal Pradesh, maintaining a good academic career, had obtained Bachelor's Degree from the Government College, Seppa, which is affiliated under the Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh, and thereafter, he had obtained the Integrated Master of Library and information Sciences from the Himalayan University, Itanagar, in 2016. The Government of Arunachal Pradesh in exercise of its power conferred under proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, has framed rules to regulate the method of recruitment to the post(s) of SK in the Land Management Department under the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, namely, "The Recruitment Rules to the post of Supervisor Kanungo Rules, 2008"(hereinafter referred to as "Recruitment Rules of 2008", for short). Column 11 of the Rules, 2008, provides that the post of SK shall be filled up 50% by direct recruitment from the select list prepared on the basis of Common Recruitment Examination scheme issued vide No. OM-21/85, dt. 28/8/2006, and No. OM-54/2006, dtd. 7/1/2008, and 50% by way of promotion from amongst the serving Man