WP(C) 1411/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI Heard Mr. A. Dasgupta, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. D. Na th, learned Standing Counsel, Assam State Electricity Board. The two petitioners have taken part in a selection for appointment as Sa hayak in the Assam State Electricity Board which was held sometime in the year 2 009. Both the petitioners are departmental candidates. Under the norms governing the selection in question, a departmental candidate should not have crossed 37 years of age on 1.9.2009. On the said date, the petitioner No.1 exceeded the max imum age limit by 7 months and the petitioner No.2 by 2 years 4 months. Notwiths tanding the above, both the petitioners took part in the selection. On coming to know of the aforesaid stipulation with regard to maximum age, both the petition ers have filed representations which not having been disposed of, the present wr it petition has been filed. Shri D. Nath, learned counsel for the respondent Board has drawn the att ention of the Court to the various averments made in the counter affidavit filed by the respondents and has further stated that though selection is over, the fi nal select list has not yet been published. Shri Nath has further submitted that the representation filed by the petitioners had been addressed to the Chair man of the Board, whereas the prayer made therein can be considered by the selec tion committee. The petitioners, who are over aged, have filed representations before th e Chairman of the Board for condonation of their excess age so as to make them e ligible for being considered for selection. The representation filed by the peti tioners have not yet been disposed of till date. The final select list is yet to be published. In the above circumstances, the Court will not be concerned at t his stage with the merit of the claims made by the writ petitioners as the same is required to be decided by the authority in the first instance. The authority being vested with the power to pass necessary orders on the representations of t he writ petitioners, the Court is of the view that the representations of the pe titioners should be forwarded to the Selection Committee for a just decision in the matter in the light of the relevant facts and circumstances. Until the said representations of the petitioners are disposed of, the final select list natura lly will not be published. The writ petition shall stands disposed of in the light of the above dir ection.