WP(C) 5364/2007 BEFORE HON’BLR MR JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Ms N.Saikia , learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr Khatan iar, learned Standing counsel, Education Department. This petition is being disposed of at the motion stage. The petitioner, who is a Post Graduate in Assamese is presently servin g as a Subject Teacher in the said subject against a non sanctioned post in Ka yakuchi Higher Secondary school, District Barpeta. In response to an advertiseme nt published on 3.6.2007 by the Director of Secondary Education, Assam to fill u p amongst others a post of Subject Teacher in Assamese in the said school , al ong with others, the petitioner offered his candidature. The petitioner is before this Court with the apprehension that though he is entitled to due weightage for his past experience in terms of Schedule III, Pt-B, Clause(vii) of the Assam Secondary Education(Provincialisation) Service Ru les,1982 (hereinafter referred to as the ’Rules’) and Rule 15 thereof, the respo ndent authorities may not extend the benefit thereof to him. Ms Saikia reiterating the above has prayed for a direction to the res pondent authorities to act in terms of the above provisions of the Rules while assessing the suitability of the petitioner for appointment to the post involved. Mr Khataniar does not dispute the applicability of the above provisions of the Rules. In the above view of the matter, this petition stands closed with a dire ction that in assessing the suitability of the petitioner for the above post, t he concerned authority would bear in mind his past experience as Subject Teache r in the aforementioned school and accord due weightage as contemplated in th e above statutory provisions and take a decision accordingly. The petition stands disposed in the above terms. No costs.