WP(C) 731/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY Heard Mr. D.K. Saikia, learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner. Also h eard Mr. K. Agarwal, learned standing counsel appearing for the Dibrugarh Univer sity and Mr. U.K. Nair, learned counsel representing the private respondent No. 5. The writ petitioner challenges the process of recruitment to fill up the post of Lecturer in the Deptt. of Statistics in Dibrugarh University initiated through advertisements dated 18.7.07 and 8.12.08. Although the very process of recruitme nt is challenged, in the context of the stand of the University, the challenge n eed not be answered by the Court through a process of adjudication. Mr. Agarwal, learned counsel appearing for the University submits that no candid ate fulfilling the prescribed norms have offered their candidature by responding to the said two advertisements and accordingly it is submitted that the Univers ity is intending to initiate a fresh recruitment process by issuing a fresh adve rtisement. It is also submitted that few more vacancies of Lecturers in the Dept t. of Statistics have now become available. Mr. D.K. Saikia, learned counsel for the writ petitioner submits that he has no objection if the University abandons their earlier recruitment process and go fo r fresh recruitment. However, he submits that the University must make the appoi ntment expeditiously through a regular process, without taking recourse to adhoc arrangement. Mr. U.K. Nair, learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 5 submits that he to o does not have any objection if the University initiates a fresh process for se lection of candidate for appointment of Lecturers in the Deptt. of Statistics of Dibrugarh University. In view of the above submissions, I am of the considered opinion that this writ petition can be disposed of by directing the Dibrugarh University to initiate a fresh process of recruitment for appointment of Lecturer to the vacant posts in the Deptt. of Statistics of the University. As the University undertakes to abandon the process of appointment initiated thr ough the advertisements issued on 18.7.07 and 8.12.08, the writ petitioner does not wish to pursue the writ petition. The respondents would now take steps to start the process for appointment of Lec turer through a fresh advertisement and the entire exercise should be expeditiou sly completed and in any case within 28.2.2010. The appointment given on contrac t basis to respondent No. 5 Shri Manas Pratim Barman would not continue beyond 2 8.2.2010.