WP(C) 618/2007 BEFORE THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MR B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. O.P. Sunar, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. B.K. Sarma, learned Standing Counsel, Social Welfare Department. As usual, in th is writ petition also, the respondents have not filed any counter affidavit. The petitioner who was selected for the post of Statistical Assistant in the Cachar District under Social Welfare Department, has filed this writ petiti on for a direction to the respondents to appoint him to the said post. He appear ed in the selection under Roll No. 149. According to the petitioner, he being a diploma holder in Computer Application ought to have been preferred over the res pondent No.4 who did not have such qualification. It is the stand of the petitio ner that the said respondent No.4 and the petitioner secured equal marks in the selection and resultantly the petitioner ought to have been preferred he having had diploma in Computer Application. On being asked as to whether such prescription had been made in the adve rtisement, Mr. Sunar, learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submits that the re was no such prescription in the advertisement. In view of the above, no relief can be granted to the petitioner and acc ordingly the writ petition is dismissed.