WP(C) 3837/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY Heard Mr. H.K. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. B.J. G hosh, learned Govt. Advocate who represents the official respondents. 2. The petitioners, who responded to the advertisement for engagement as Ac credited Engineers on contractual basis under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act for the vacancies in Nagaon District, are aggrieved by the advertisement because they had crossed the upper age limit of 35 years as on 1.10.2010. 3. The writ petition was filed with the projection that in respect of the r ecruitments made in Jorhat and Morigaon districts, age relaxation was granted to the candidates and they were permitted to participate in the selection process although they are aged above the maximum age of 35 years. 4. Mr. B.J. Ghosh, learned Govt. Advocate refers to the counter affidavit f iled by the respondent No.3 to contend that neither in Jorhat District nor in Mo rigaon District, there has been any age relaxation for the overaged candidates a nd none, who is above 35 years of age as on 1.10.2010, is going to be appointed. Accordingly, it is submitted that the very foundation on the basis of which the writ petition wass structured, is found to be false as age relaxation has not b een granted to any overaged person(s) in any district in the State. 5. Mr. H.K. Sarma, learned counsel refers to the communication dated 28.6.2 010 of the Deputy Commissioner, Morigaon addressed to the Commissioner Panchayat and Rural Development Department to show that in Morigaon District 17 overaged candidates were permitted to participate in the selection process and Govt.’s vi ew is sought as to whether such overaged candidate(s) can be engaged as Accredit ed Engineers because of shortage of Technical staff in the district. Accordingly , Mr. Sarma contends that the petitioners be permitted to participate in the sel ection process and their appointments can thereafter be considered if the Govern ment is prepared to relax the age norm. 6. I find from the case materials that the maximum age of the candidates fo r appointment as Accredited Engineers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Em ployment Guarantee Act is uniformly prescribed for all the districts in the Stat e. Therefore since the petitioners admittedly are overaged, they have no enforce able right for participating in the recruitment process. Accordingly, the prayer made in the writ petition for consideration of their candidature stands rejecte d. 7. However, if for any reason, the Government changes its policy on the qua lifying age of candidates and if the petitioners fulfils the revised age qualifi cations, steps may be taken for consideration of their candidature, if the vacan cies are not filled up in the meantime. 8. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of.