WP(C) 2854/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE IA ANSARI Heard Mr. SK Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. B Chou dhury, learned Standing Counsel, Health Department, for the respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 7. Considering the fact that the petitioner has been working as Assistant P rofessor in Orthodontics since 07-04-1997 and a post of Professor, in Orthodonti cs, has been lying vacant and in this regard, a letter was issued by the respond ent No. 2, namely, Principal, Regional Dental College, Guwahati, to the responde nt No. 7, namely, Director of Medical Education, Assam, indicating therein, amon gst others, that a post of Professor of Orthodontics has been lying vacant and t hat the same may be filled up as the post is essential and there is serious shor tage of faculty members in the Regional Dental College, this Court is of the vie w that the respondents, particularly, respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 7, namely, Commis sioner and Secretary, Government of Assam, Health and Famkily Welfare (B) Depart ment, Guwahati, Principal, Regional Dental College, Guwahati and Director of Me dical Education, Assam respectively, need to take a decision as to whether the p ost, amongst others, of Professor of Orthodontics needs to be filled up or not a nd if so, then, necessary exercise to fill up the same by considering the case o f the petitioner and similarly situated person, if any, shall be undertaken and the needful shall be done in accordance with law. The whole exercise, so directe d, shall be completed within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by the respondent No. 2, namely, Principal, Regional Dental College, Guwahati. Whatever decision(s) is/are taken by the respondents and/or whatever order(s) is/are passed by the State respondents, the same shall be comm unicated, in writing, to the petitioner. If the petitioner feels aggrieved by th e decision(s), which may be taken by the respondents, and/or by the order(s), wh ich may be passed by the State respondents, the petitioner shall remain at liber ty to take recourse to such provisions of law as may be permissible. The petitio ner may furnish to the respondent No. 2 a certified copy of this order along wit h copy of the writ petition and annexures thereto.