1. The writ petitioner in WP(C) 4034/2013, viz. “Equality Forum” is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1960 and has approached this Court by filing the above noted writ petition with the following prayers :-

“(I) To issue a writ in the nature of Certiorari for setting aside and quashing the impugned Assam Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of vacancies in Service and Post) (Amendment) Act, 2012;

(II) To issue a writ in the nature of Certiorari for setting aside and quashing the impugned provision of Section 5 of the Assam Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of vacancies in Service and Post) Act 1978;

(III) To issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent authorities to comply with the requirements of Article 16(4) A of the Constitution of India as well as the Apex Court’s pronouncements as regard conducting afresh of the preliminary exercise for forming of opinion and for identifying the need of reservation and thereafter, on being satisfied as so, proceed for making laws for providing reservation (if required) in the matters of promotion in the Irrigation, P.W.D., Water Resources Departments to the cadre of Exec