WP(C) 5309/2008 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY Heard Mr. I.A. Talukdar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Also he ard Mr. B.J. Ghosh, learned Government Advocate who appears for the official res pondents. The petitioners had offered their candidature in the process of recruitment unde rtaken in Karimganj District for appointment of constables. They have approached this Court seeking an appropriate direction on the respondent authorities, to p ublish the result of the recruitment test held at 15th Bn. of Assam Police, Eral igool, Karimganj. The petitioners claim that they had performed well in the recr uitment test and were expecting selection and appointment, on the basis of the s aid recruitment test held in the Karimganj District. Mr. B.J. Ghosh, learned Government Advocate refers to the counter affidavit file d by the State authorities on 28.01.09 and submits that during the recruitment p rocess, the performance results of the candidates were recorded arbitrarily by t he District Level Selection Committee, providing scope for arbitrary selections. During scrutiny several anomalies were found in recording the performance of th e candidates in the physical tests. It is further submitted that the records of selection made at District Level are required to be submitted for scrutiny and the approval to the State Level Polic e Recruitment Board. On examination of the selection records at the State Level, it was found that the recruitment in Karimganj District were not conducted as p er the laid down norms in the advertisement and several anomalies were found in recording of the results in the physical test and the interview. This revealed t hat a pick and choose policy may have been adopted by the District Level Selecti on Committee. It is accordingly submitted by Mr. Ghosh that a decision taken by the State Lev el Committee to not to approve such result of recruitment of constables, as noti fying the result of such arbitrary selection exercise, would not serve the cause of justice. Although the petitioners have filed rejoinder affidavit, they do not dispute th e averments made regarding the anomalies in the recruitment process. All that is submitted by Mr. Talukdar, learned counsel representing the petitioners is that , if the earlier recruitment process has been abandoned, there should be a direc tion for holding a fresh recruitment for appointment of constables in Karimganj District. Having regard to the above contentions, I do not find any justification for dire cting the respondents to publish the select list of the recruitment process, as the same appears to have been conducted in an arbitrary manner, to make choice o f candidates on pick and choose basis. Accordingly this writ petition is held to be without any legal merit and the same is accordingly dismissed. However it is also ordered that when a fresh recruitment process is undertaken f or recruitment for constables in Karimganj District, the authorities must ensure that such recruitment is a fair process with due regard to the required norms, so that the candidates, who offer their candidature are not required to suffer t he disappointment, faced by the present writ petitioners.