JUDGMENT :

S.N. Prasad, J - This writ petition has been filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India wherein direction has been sought for upon the opposite parties to strike down the word "visiting" from the appointment order under Annexure-1 or in alternative to direct the opposite parties to select the petitioner and issue engagement order pursuant to the selection process under Annexure-10.

2. The brief facts of the case of the petitioner is that he, being eligible to hold the post of Assistant Professor, has made an application in terms of the advertisement published by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar in which he had participated for regular appointment, but he has been appointed as "Visiting" at the level of Assistant Professor in the School of Earth, Ocean & Climate Science of the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar and as such, according to the petitioner, the authorities have committed illegality in appointing him as Visiting Faculty in place of regular incumbent as Assistant Professor.

According to the petitioner, he has filled up his application form in pursuant to the advertisement under Annexure-4 which has been issued for filling u