MC 2120/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard the learned counsel for the parties. Perused the averments made in the application. It has been pointed out that in the order dated 10.06.2010 by which W.P.(C) No. 3625/09, 6117/03, 8726/04 and 3964/09 were disposed of, there is wrong quotation of the recommendation of the 6th Assam Pay Commission. The re levant portion of the recommendation as contained in the 6th Assam Pay Commissio n report has been quoted in the instant application in paragraph-4. Accordingly the quoted portion in the aforesaid order dated 10.06.2010 shall stand replaced by the quoted portion indicated in paragraph-4 of this application which is as under. 1. 50% of the posts of BDOs be filled up from the ACS cadre. 2. The posts of BDOs. Shall be filled up by promotion to the maximum extent of 5 0% from the cadre of Senior Extension Officers as recommended below. 3. The Extension officers be regrouped into two groups keeping in view their pre sent recruitment pattern and responsibilities as follows : i. Posts of EO (Panchayat) and EO (Woman and Children) be clubbed and designated as Junior Extension Officers and placed in Pay Band 2 with Grade Pay of 2800. ii. Posts of EO (Credit) and EO (Fishery) be grouped and designated as Senior Ex tension Officers and placed in Pay Band 3 with Grade Pay of 4300 but the existin g EO (Fisheries) shall be lplaced in new pay band as per their existing pay scal es. This shall be terminal pay for the existing incumbents in the post of EO (Fi sheries). iii. The aforesaid rationalisation shall provide flexibility in staffing and pos tings. Entry qualification for all Extension Officers shall be graduation. iv. Direct recruitment should take place only at the level of Junior Extension O fficers. v. All posts of Senior Extension officers shall be filled up by promotion from t he cadre of Junior Extension Officers. 4. The department may consider identifying other equivalent positions with similar responsibilities and assign officers from the cadre of Senior Extension Officers/ Junior Extension Officers, to these posts, as need be. 5. In order to remove stagnation in the cadre of BDOs, the department may e xamine the question of providing promotion avenues to BDOs in posts such as Depu ty CEO of Zila Parisads etc. With the above correction, Misc. case is disposed of.