WP(C) 5437/2006 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard Ms. S. Bora, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. B.K. Sarma, learned Standing Counsel, Social Welfare Department. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have challenged the selection an d appointment of the respondents No. 5 to 8 as LDA-cum-Typist in the district of Barpeta under Social Welfare Department on the ground of their candidature bein g not sponsored by the jurisdictional employment exchange. Referring to the Anne xure-2 General Notice of employment issued by the Directorate of Social Welfare, Assam it is the stand of the petitioners that the private respondents having no t been sponsored by the employment exchange of the district in question, they co uld not have appeared in the selection and consequently selected for appointment . In the matter of public employment, wide publicity is required to be given. Time and again various Courts including the Apex Court have emphasize the need for w ide publicity of advertisement and not to restrict the selection only in respect of the employment exchange sponsored candidates. Even if the private respondents were not registered with the employment exchange they could not have been debarred from participation in the selection if were e ligible for such selection. However, in absence of any counter affidavit filed b y the respondents, it is not discernible as to whether the aforesaid plea of the petitioners is based on record. Be that as it may, since the ground on which th e selection and appointment of the private respondents has been put to challenge is not sustainable, their selection and appointment cannot be interfered with. Writ petition is dismissed.