WP(C) 3809/2007 BEFORE HON’BLE JUSTICE MR RANJAN GOGOI Heard Sri AM Mazumdar, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners. The two petitioners claim to be working in the establishment of the Deputy Commi ssioner, Hailakandi since the year 1989. According to the petitioners, no advert isement was issued to fill up the vacant posts in the said establishment except in the years 1991 and 1993, which advertisements, however, were not logically fo llowed by holding the requisite selections. The petitioners, therefore, continue to render service till date. The petitioners further state that on 11.7.2007 an advertisement has been issued in the newspapers inviting applications for filli ng up certain vacant posts in the establishment of the Deputy Commissioner, Hail akandi. However, in the meantime, the petitioners have crossed the maximum age l imit stipulated in the advertisement. They, therefore, filed representations bef ore the Deputy Commissioner, Hailakandi for suitable condonation/relaxation of t heir ages so as to enable them to take part in the impending selection process. As the said representations have not been disposed of, on an apprehension that t he petitioners may be left out of consideration, this writ petition has been fil ed. If the petitioners have filed representations seeking certain relief, it is the bounden duty of the authority to consider the same in a fair manner and to pass necessary orders thereon. In view of the above, the Court is the opinion that in stead of admitting the writ petition to regular hearing, it will be just and app ropriate to dispose of the writ petition at the motion stage by directing the De puty Commissioner, Hailakandi to fairly consider the representations filed by th e petitioners for relaxation of their ages. The Deputy Commissioner, Hailakandi will act accordingly and will decide on the entitlement of the petitioners befor e the selections to the post advertised are held. This will dispose of the writ petition.