JUDGMENT

Date : 01-12-2021

All these writ petitions raising a common cause of action were heard together and are disposed of by this common judgment and order.

2. The basic grievance in WP(C)/1899/2014 is with regard to an order dated 22.11.2013 by which 20 numbers of Statistical Assistants have been promoted to the rank of Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), which according to the petitioners, is beyond the prescribed quota of 4%. Further prayer has been made for issuance of a direction to revert back the 11 numbers of excess promotees who had joined the post of CDPO. In WP(C)/23/2014, the amendment in the year 2013 of the Service Orders of 1994 is questioned by which a quota has been fixed for promotion to the rank of CDPO from the rank of female Supervisors. While as per the petitioners, the quota should be 75 percent, the same has been reduced to 40 percent which is further sub-divided. WP(C)/2635/2013, makes a similar challenge whereby inclusion of Statistical Assistant in the feeder cadre for promotion to the rank of CDPO is questioned by the All Assam Supervisors’ Association. WP(C)/3848/2021 pertains to a challenge on the Service Orders of 1994 as well as the Amendment O