WP(C) 1779/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE A.POTSANGBAM Heard Mr.A.M.Mazumdar, learned Sr. Counsel appearing for the petitioners in WP(C ) Nos. 6184/2006 and 2892/2009, Mr.A.R.Sakdar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in WP(C) No. 1779/2009 and Mr.S.Bhattacharyya, learned counsel appea ring for the petitioner in WP(C)No. 781/2007. None appears on behalf of the Prin cipal of the College, Respondent No.4 though an affidavit-in-opposition has been filed by the respondent school authority. As common questions of law and fact are involved in all these writ petitions, these are taken up together for hearing and disposed of by this common order. These matters pertaining to selection in the sanctioned post of Lectur er in Education in Barnagar College, Sorbhog in the district of Barpeta pursuant to the advertisement dated 6.7.2006. That the petitioners in WP(C) No. 6184/200 6 and 781/2007 were placed at Sl.Nos.1 and 2 respectively in the Select List dat ed 30.7.2006 prepared by the selection committee is the subject matter of challe nge in WP(C) No.1779/2009 filed by the petitioner therein who is placed at Sl.No .3 in the select list. The prayer made in WP(c) No. 6184/2006 is for a direction to the respondents to make appointment of the petitioner therein as per terms o f the select list. The petitioner in WP(C) No. 781/2007 has challenged the selec t list on various grounds, inter alia , that the mark given to the petitioner fo r his experience has not been correctly given and, therefore, the select list su ffers from discrepancy in allotting marks to the candidates. WP(C) No. 2892/2009 was filed by the petitioner, who is at Sl.No.1 of the select list challenging t he fresh advertisement issued by the College authority on 9.7.2009 but the same was stayed by this Court by order dated 21.7.2009. When this matter is taken up today for hearing, Mr.A.M.Mazumdar, learned Sr. Counsel submits that there are guidelines issued by the Govt. on 20.2.2003 for resolving any dispute which may arise in the selection process. It is provid ed in para -2 of the guidelines that in case any dispute in the constitution of the selection Committee(s), the Director of Higher Education Assam’s decision sh all be final. Similarly, in case of any dispute arise out of the selection of ca ndidates (both teaching and non teaching) or if any member of the Selection Comm ittee expresses in writing in such matter, the Principal of the College shall im mediately refer the matter to the Director of higher Education, Assam whose deci sion shall be final. The learned counsel appearing for the parities agree that having conside red the nature of the dispute involved in the cases under consideration, the mat ters need be placed before the Director of Higher Education, Govt. of Assam for a decision which ought to have been done long before by the Principal of the Col lege in question in terms of para 2 of the guidelines dated 20-2-2003. In view of the consensus arrived at among the contending parities, the Prin cipal of the Barnagar College, Sorbhog in the district of Barpeta is hereby dire cted to submit the entire selection proceedings including the documents furnishe d by the respective counsel indicating the marks awarded by the respective membe rs of the Selection Committee to the Director of Higher Education, Govt. of Assa m for scrutiny, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a certi fied copy of this order. The Director of Higher Education, Govt. of Assam on rec eipt of the selection proceedings/records as directed above, from the principal of the Barnagar College, Sorbhog shall consider and dispose of the matter on mer it within a period of two months therefrom. It is made clear that till the matter is decided by the Director of Higher Educa tion, as directed above, the post of Lecturer in Barnagar College, Sorbhog in th e District of Barpeta shall not be filled up. With the above observations and directions, the writ petitions stand dis posed of.