WP(C) 1380/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE IA ANSARI Heard Mr. SK Medhi, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. KN Choud hury, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam, assisted by Ms. R Deka, learne d counsel, for the respondents. The petitioner was an applicant for appointment to the post of Assistant Excise Inspector, pursuant to advertisements issued, in this regard, on 10-12-2 009 and 27-08-2010, by the Commissioner of Excise, Government of Assam, inviting applications for filling up, altogether, 71 posts of Inspector of Excise. The s election process was consisted of written test followed by viva voce and the pre -condition for being called for viva voce was cut off mark of 60% in the written test. As the petitioner was given 59 marks in the written test, he was not call ed for interview. The petitioner, then, applied, under the RTI Act, in order to know as to how marks have been allotted to him in the written test. In terms of the reply given, the petitioner contends that all his answers have not correctly examined. The answer script of the petitioner has been produced before this Court and it appears that as against the question No. 12(b), the petitioner’s answer w as correct and though it was marked by the examiner as correct, no mark was allo tted for the said correct answer, though the petitioner ought to have been allot ted 1(one) mark for the said correct answer. The rest of the answers have been c orrectly examined. The learned Additional Advocate General submits that the respondents are agreeable to add the 1 (one) mark, which had inadvertently not been allotted to the petitioner, and with such allotment of 1 (one) mark, the petitioner would s ecure 60 marks and would become eligible for being called for viva voce and that the Selection Committee, which had examined the other candidates, would also ex amine the present petitioner. To the submission, so made, no specific objection has been raised on behalf of the petitioner. Considering, therefore, the matter in its entirety and in the interest o f justice, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents t o award 1 (one) mark, in the written test, to the petitioner and, then, call the petitioner for viva voce before the same Selection Committee, which had conduct ed the viva voce test in respect of other candidates. The whole exercise, so dir ected, shall be completed within a period of one month from today. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition is dispos ed of. No order as to costs. Furnish a copy of this order to the learned counsel for the respondents.