ORDER :

(Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, J.)

I.A. No. 5963 of 2021

1. This is an application for condonation of delay of 38 days in preferring the appeal.

2. The impugned judgment was passed on 06.01.2020.

3. Thereafter, the Courts remained closed for some time because of the pandemic of COVID-2019, hence, the application for condonation of delay is allowed and the delay of 38 days in preferring the appeal is condoned.

L.P.A. No. 283 of 2021

1. In this intra-court appeal, the appellant-writ petitioner in W.P. (S) No. 6774 of 2017, assails the order dated 06.01.2020 passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby his writ petition was dismissed on merit.

2. The facts of the case are that an advertisement was floated for recruitment to the post of Constables in CAPFS/NIA/SSF and Rifleman in Assam Rifles Examination in the year 2015. The writ petitioner applied for the same and appeared in various examinations and got selected. The case of the petitioner is that he also appeared before the Board for Physical Efficiency Test and he qualified in all the tests. The petitioner further pleaded that the Department issued order of appointment vide order dated 20.05.2017. Subsequently, he was posted as a Con