WP(C) 2108/2008 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI Heard Sri N. Dutta, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri BJ Talukdar, learned Government Advocate, Assam. As agreed to by the learned counsels for the parties, the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. The petitioners, who are 3(three) in number, claimed to be presently engaged as Computer Operators under the Deputy Commissioner, Sonitpur. According to the pet itioners, they have been working as such since the year 2003. The grievance rais ed is that a number of Grade-III posts are lying vacant in different establishme nts under the Deputy Commissioner, Sonitpur against which the petitioners can be adjusted. Alternatively, the petitioners contend that while making recruitment to the said vacant posts, their past experience may be given due weightage. Acco rding to the petitioners, an advertisement dated 15.05.2008 has been issued for the post of Junior Assistant. The petitioners contend that in the selection to b e held for the said post, as advertised, preference may be given to them on acco unt of their previous experience. In the affidavit of the Respondents filed by the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sonitpur, particularly, in paragraph 9 thereof, it has been, inter alia, stated that in the selection to be held pursuant to the advertisement dated 15.05.2008 selections will be made by giving due weightage to experience and that the appr ehensions expressed by the petitioner to the contrary are not justified. In view of the aforesaid stand taken in the affidavit of the Respondents, nothin g further survives for consideration of the Court. The writ petition is accordin gly disposed of by directing that in the selection to be held pursuant to the ad vertisement dated 15.05.2008 due weightage to the previous experience of all the candidates including the petitioners shall be given, the manner and extent of w hich will be determined by the appointing authority. The writ petition shall stand disposed of in terms of the above directions.