WP(C) 5639/2006 BEFORE THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MR B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. B. Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr. B.K. Sarma, learned Standing Counsel, Social Welfare Department. The petitioners who had appeared in the selection conducted in the year 2005 for the post of LDA-cum-Typist, are aggrieved by their non-appointment. Acc ording to the petitioners, altogether 6(six) candidates were included in the mer it list including the petitioners. Be it stated here that the petitioners No. 2 & 3 are OBC category candidates. In paragraph 10 of the writ petition, it has be en stated that the persons at Sl. No. 1, 2 & 3 bearing Roll Nos. 45, 147 and 157 have already been appointed and thereafter the respondents have not made any ap pointment. Hence, the writ petition was filed for a direction to the respondents to appoint the petitioners. Although the writ petition is pending for last five years, the responden ts have chosen not to file any counter affidavit. Mr. B.K. Sarma, learned Standi ng Counsel, Social Welfare Department, submits that he has not received any inst ruction in the matter. Direction for appointment can be issued only if the petitioners are sele cted candidates and within the zone of consideration taking into account the num ber of vacancies for which the advertisement had been issued. The petitioners ha ve also chosen not to disclose anything about the number of vacancies for which the advertisement was issued. Although, in the writ petition, a statement has be en made but the copy of the advertisement has not been enclosed. In absence of the relevant particulars, it is difficult for this Court t o issue any mandamus directing the respondents to appoint the petitioners. Considering the matter in its entirety, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to pass a speaking order regarding the claim of the p etitioners for appointment as LDA-cum-Typist, for which the selection was conduc ted in the year 2005. Let the speaking order be passed by the Commissioner and Secretary to th e Govt. of Assam in the Social Welfare Department, as expeditiously as possible but at any rate not later then 31.12.2011. Whatever may be the outcome of the co nsideration of the case of the petitioners, same shall be communicated to them. With the above observations, the writ petition stands disposed off, with out however, any order as to costs.