WP(C) 4322/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I. A. ANSARI Heard Mr. A. Dasgupta, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Mr. N. Goswami, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1, 2, 3 and 4. Also heard Mr. B. J. Ghosh, learned Govt. Advocate, Assam, appearing on behalf of responde nt No.5. The petitioners, who are casual employees of Assam Power Distribution Company Li mited (hereinafter referred to as ’the Company’), claim to have been serving as sahayak, meter reader, bill clerk, etc. The Company formulated a policy that 50% vacant posts of sahayak would be filled up by departmental candidates, who have been serving on casual basis having three years of experience of working as sah ayak, and the remaining 50% posts were to be filled up from the candidates from the open market having requisite qualification, namely, a pass certificate from Industrial Training Institute. In the year 2010, the Company decided to fill up as many as 141 vacant posts of Sahayak and the persons, working as casual employ ees under the Company, were allowed to offer their candidature against the 50% q uota meant for the casual employees of the Company. The petitioners applied unde r the said quota. The grievance of the petitioner’s is that the not only the pri vate respondents, namely, respondent Nos.6, 7, 8 and 9, but several others, who had not worked as casual employees of the Company, or many of whom, who might ha ve worked as casual employees but did not have requisite experience, have been s elected for appointment as Sahayak. The selection of such persons, petitioners a llege, has led to denial of selection, which was, otherwise, rightfully due to t he petitioners. The grievance of the petitioners, in reality, relate to question s of fact and call for an independent and dispassionate enquiry by the Company at the appropriate level. With the above end in view, this writ petition is disposed with direction to the Chairman, Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, to hold an enquiry into the matter and do the needful in accordance with law. If any of the persons, who ha ve been selected as Sahayak on the basis of the quota of 50% meant for the casua l employees of the Company, such person’s selection and appointment, if already made, shall be terminated in accordance with law and by observing the principles of natural justice. If selection for appointment, which forms the subject matte r of controversy in the writ petition, has been made , but no appointment has be en made so far, no such appointment shall be made until the time the enquiry is complete and definite findings are reached. The whole exercise, so directed, sha ll be completed within a period of three months from today. Whatever be the resu lt of the enquiry, the same shall be published and made known, in writing, to th e petitioners, who shall remain at liberty, if they feel aggrieved, to take reco urse to such provisions of law as may be permissible. Furnish a copy of this order to the learned counsel for the respondent-Company.