WP(C) 900/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI Heard Mr PP Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr BJ Ghosh, learned Govt. Advocate, Assam. The petitioner who is holding the post of Deputy Director in the Labour & Employment Department seeks a direction that if the post of Joint Director is to be filled up by a regular selection process, the provisions of the Rules gove rning such promotion and the norms applicable thereunder should be followed. Spe cifically, the petitioner contends that though he was promoted to the post of Jo int Director in the year 2000 and the respondent No.4 was so promoted in the yea r 1997, under the Rules he comes within the zone of consideration for promotion to the post of Joint Director which is required to be made on merit. Apprehendin g that the regular promotion may be made de hors the Rules without considering t he case of the petitioner, the instant writ petition has been filed. In view of the grievance raised by the petitioner as noticed above, the Court is of the view that as and when regular promotions are required to be made for filling up the vacant post of Joint Director, the provisions of the Rules g overning such promotion and the norms applicable thereunder shall be strictly ad hered to by the respondents. This will dispose of the writ petition.