JUDGMENT

M.M. DAS, J. — The petitioner, for his non-selection as a Storage Agent by the Managing Director, Orissa State Civil Sup¬plies Corporation Ltd. - opp.party No.2 (hereinafter referred to as “the Corporation”) at Hatadihi Block in the district of Keonjhar has approached this Court in the present writ petition for appropriate direction.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that his name was recommended by the Collector, Keonjhar - opp.party No.3 to be appointed as a Storage Agent. According to him, as per the guide¬lines dated 28.10.2006 issued by the Corporation for appointment of Storage agent, the Collector of the district is the competent authority to make recommendations for such appointment for dif¬ferent Blocks/NACs/Municipal areas. The Collector for such recom¬mendation has to conduct an enquiry through the A.D.M./Sub-Collector or any other officer regarding the correctness of the application and as per the eligibility criteria and disqualifica¬tion norms, he has to recommend the name of the persons for appointment as Storage Agents. The petitioner has further con¬tended that once a person is recommended by the Collector, the Corporation has to accept him and select th