WP(C) 2399/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. K. SHARMA Heard Mr. P.J. Phukan, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. A.K. Goswami, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. C. Goswami and Mr. R.P. Sa rmah, learned senior counsel, appearing for the respondents. The challenge made in this writ petition is the Annexure-D advertisement dated 2.4.2010, by which applications for the post of Principal, Bezara Anchali k College was invited. In the advertisement, while prescribing the eligibility c riteria, it was stipulated that the candidate should have 10 (ten) years of teac hing experience. According to the petitioner, such stipulation of 10 years teach ing experience is contrary to the requirement of 15 years of teaching experience as prescribed in the Assam Secondary Education (Provincialisation) Service Rule s, 2003. Mr. P.J. Phukan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that this court has already held that the provisions of the said Rules of 2003 i s applicable to the case. When the matter was taken up on 6.12.2010, he had refe rred to the case of one Barnali Mahanta and also stated that there are some oth er cases, in which this court has held that the said Rules of 2003 is applicable . However, no particulars of the cases could be furnished and he prayed for time till 8.12.2010 i.e. today. Today when the matter is taken up for hearing and Mr. Phukan is asked to apprise the Court about the purported decisions favour his case, he failed to d o so. Mr. R.P. Sarmah, learned senior counsel and Mr. A.K. Goswami, learned sen ior counsel assisted by Mr. C. Goswami, learned counsel appearing for the respon dents, submit that the aforesaid Rules of 2003 is not applicable to the case. Wh at is applicable, is the Assam Govt. Aided Junior College Management Rules, 2001 and the regulations of Recognition of Higher Secondary and Junior College, 1989 . The advertisement is in conformity with the requirement of 10 years experience as laid down in the said regulation. Further, the aforesaid Rules of 2001 is sp ecifically meant for the Govt. aided Junior College. Moreover, the regulations a re also meant for Higher Secondary/Junior College. In the instant case, the College was brought under deficit grants-in-aid and was provincialised by notification dated 2.1.1999. As reflected in the noti fication, the Govt. was pleased to take over 48 Junior Colleges of the State whi ch were earlier proposed to be provincialised as per the Assam Junior College (P rovincialisation) Act, 1996 (since repealed). The rules on which Mr. Phukan, learned counsel for the petitioner placed reliance, has been framed under Assam Secondary Education (Provincialisation) A ct, 1977, which is not applicable to Junior College. In view of the above, the plea on which the petitioner has structured th is writ petition towards assailing the advertisement is not sustainable in law. Consequently, the writ petition is dismissed. The respondents will be at liberty to proceed with the matter to fill up the post of Principal. At this stage, Mr. R.P. Sarmah, learned counsel appearing for the respondent submits that selectio n process is already over. If that be so, the respondents may proceed with the m atter in accordance with law. Writ petition is dismissed. Interim order passed earlier stands vacated.