JUDGMENT & ORDER (CAV)

Heard Ms. N. Saikia, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. S. Borthakur, learned Counsel for the respondent No.4 and Ms. R. Baruah, learned Standing Counsel for Secondary Education.

2. The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by the petitioner, being aggrieved by her non-selection and by the selection of the respondent No. 5 as the Principal of Kolaigaon Higher Secondary School pursuant to a selection process initiated by an advertisement dated 12.09.2019.

3. The petitioner was initially appointed as a subject teacher in the Kabirali Higher Secondary School by an order dated 08.05.1996, and thereafter, he was transferred to the Kolaigaon H.S. School against a vacancy which had arisen due to the expiry of a subject teacher. A selection process for the post of Principal in the School had been initiated in the year 2016, and a certain Dibakar Baishya was appointed, by order dated 13.06.2017, as the Principal of the School. The respondent No.5 herein was placed at Sl. No.1 on the waiting list in the aforesaid selection. Although Sri Dibakar Baishya was appointed by order dated 13.06.2017, h