WP(C) 4030/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I A ANSARI The petitioner has been working as a Muster Roll Worker under Conservator of For est, Karbi Anglong, Diphu, since the year 1998 and, presently, he is working as a Muster Roll Worker in the office of the Conservator of Forest, Karbi Anglong. A selection process was conducted by the Department concerned, on 29.06.2009, t o fill up one Grade-IV post and the petitioner participated in the said selectio n process. A merit list was published by the Department concerned, on 24.07.200 9, where the name of the petitioner appeared at Sl. No. 2. There are, presently , two posts of Grade-IV lying vacant in the Forest Conservation Department, Karb i Anglong, as indicated by the letter, dated 09.10.2009, written by the Conserva tor of Forest, Karbi Anglong, addressed to the Principal Secretary, Karbi Anglon g Autonomous Council, Diphu. The petitioner has, now, by filing the present wri t petition, sought for directions to be issued to the respondents to appoint the petitioner to one of the said two Grade-IV posts, which are lying vacant in the Forest Conservation Department. Heard Mr. R. S. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Ms. B. L. Sin ha, learned Government Advocate, appearing on behalf of respondent no. 1. Heard also Mr. S. Banik, learned Standing counsel, KAAC, appearing on behalf of respo ndent Nos. 2, 3 and 4. While considering the petitioner’s submission, it needs to be noted that no selection process to fill up the said two posts of Grade-IV has yet been sta rted. Moreover, when the said selection process, wherein the petitioner had par ticipated, was meant for one post, and the petitioner could not be appointed as he was placed at Sl. No. 2 in the merit list, the question of considering the pe titioner for appointment/absorption against the said two posts, which fell vacan t subsequent to the completion of the selection process, does not arise at all. Considering, therefore, the matter in its entirety and in the interest o f justice, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents t hat as and when the respondents conduct selection process for appointment to the said two posts, the petitioner shall, if he is otherwise eligible, be allowed t o participate in the selection process. This writ petition shall stand disposed of with the above observations a nd directions.