JUDGMENT

Dr. B.R. Sarangi, J. - The petitioner, by way of this writ petition, seeks to quash the advertisement under Annexure-11, by which the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has invited applications for the post of Director, Swami Vivekananda National Institute for Rehabilitation, Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), Cuttack, an autonomous body, and to issue direction to the opposite parties to allow the petitioner to continue in the post of Director, SVNIRTAR, Cuttack for a total period of seven years from his initial date of appointment, i.e. 27.01.2016.

2. The factual matrix of the case, in a nutshell, is that SVNIRTAR, Cuttack is an autonomous body under the administrative control of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Societal Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, which has been formed for rehabilitation of physically handicapped and for research and training in the said field.

3. The petitioner was appointed as an Assistant Professor/General Duty Medical Officer (PMR), SVNIRTAR, Cuttack on 18.01.1995 by following due procedure of selection, pursuant to an advertisement.