JUDGMENT :

Both the writ petitions being filed by the same petitioner and connected, an analogous hearing was done and are being disposed of by this common judgment and order. The principal grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the aspect of his promotion to the post of Associate Professor of Oncology in the Guwahati Medical College & Hospital.

2. Before going to the issue involved, it would be convenient if the facts of the cases are narrated in brief.

3. The petitioner is a Master of Surgery (M.S.) in Orthopedics which he had obtained in the year 2008. In the same year, vide an order dated 19.03.2008, the Department of Oncology was created in the Guwahati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati (hereinafter GMCH) with 29 posts including 3 posts of Registrars. Both the petitioner and the private respondent no.7 had applied for the post of Registrar and in the selection so held, the petitioner was selected as the first nominee and was accordingly appointed as Registrar of Oncology on 17.07.2008. After completion of the requisite number of years and having found eligible by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC), the petitioner was recommended for promotion to the post of Assist