WP(C) 1316/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BP KATAKEY Heard Mr. Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr. Sarma, learn ed counsel appearing for the respondent Nos. 2 and 3. Also heard Ms Phukan, lear ned State counsel appearing for the respondent No. 1. The petitioners, who had undergone the six months Special Recorders Certificates Class Course Training, by the present petition, have challenged the notice date d 17.5.2010 issued by the Director of Land Records and Survey, Assam inviting ap plications from the intending candidates for selection to undergo the said train ing at Assam Survey and Settlement Training Centre, Guwahati fixing 16.6.2010 as the last date for submission of the applications. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the ground on wh ich the said notice dated 17.5.2010 is put to challenge is that in the said noti ce the number of seats available for training has not been mentioned though the number of vacancies going to occur as on 31.1.2013 has been mentioned. It has al so been submitted that during pendency of the writ petition the selection proces s has been undertaken and 406 candidates were selected for undergoing the said t raining against the available seats of 160. The learned counsel further submits that if all the selected candidates are allowed to undergo the training it would diminish the chances of the petitioners for selection for appointment as record ers despite undergoing the six months class course training. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 on the other hand has submitted that the petitioners already having undergone the training they ca nnot challenge the subsequent notice dated 17.5.2010 on the ground that the numb er of seats available for such training course have not been mentioned. It appears that the petitioners have already undergone the six months training a nd they are awaiting to apply for appointment as recorders as and when the posts are advertised. By the notice dated 17.5.2010 the Director has invited applicat ions from intending candidates for selection to undergo the said six months trai ning, which notice has been put to challenge on the ground that in the said noti ce the number of seats available has not been mentioned. The petitioners having already undergone the training and they being not the intending candidates for s election, pursuant to the aforesaid notice dated 17.5.2010, cannot challenge the said notice on the said ground. That apart the contention of the petitioner tha t in the event of making selection of more than 160 candidates for undergoing th e training and in the event of imparting training to all the selected persons it would diminish their chances for recruitment as recorders, cannot also be a gro und for challenging the notice dated 17.5.2010. In view of the above, I do not find any merit in the writ petition. The writ petition accordingly stands dismissed.