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IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM & ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
N.UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR
Neelim Pathak, S/o - Bhabananda Pathak – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam Represented By The Commissioner And Secretary To The Government Of Assam, Public Works Department – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. procedural context for consolidated writ petitions recruitment. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. parties' contentions on pwd reservation and vacancies. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. factual verification of reserved and backlog vacancies. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. implementation of section 34(2) via office memorandum. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 5. merit-based selection precludes claims for lower-ranked candidates. (Para 16 , 17) |
| 6. dismissal of writ petitions lacking legal merit. (Para 18) |
JUDGMENT :
N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR, J.
Heard Mr. P. K. Deka, learned counsel, appearing for the petitioner in WP(C).No.6506/2023 and Mr. P. K. Roy Choudhury, learned counsel, appearing for the petitioner in WP(C).No.6465/2023. Also heard Mr. B. Gogoi, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam, and Mr. P. P. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, APSC, for the above noted 02 (two) writ petitions.
2. The above noted writ petitions having raised similar questions of law based on same facts, were taken up for hearing for final consideration, with the consent of the parties and is being disposed of by this common Judgment and Order.
3. The petitioners in the above noted writ petitions have projected that they suffer from
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