WP(C) 1820/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE IA ANSARI Heard Mr. DA Kaiyum, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Ms. HM Phu kan, learned Government Advocate, appearing on behalf of the State respondents. By making this writ petition, under Article 226, the petitioners, who are 192 in number and were applicants for selection and appointment to the posts of Anganw adi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers at different Anganwadi Centers under Krishnai- Balijana Twin ICDC Project, Agia, in the district of Goalpara, have sought for d irections to be issued to the respondents to appoint the petitioners to the post s for which they have applied, the case of the petitioners being that they are a ll eligible candidates, they have been legally selected and their selection bein g valid, the State, having called for application and having selected them, must appoint them. Appearing on behalf of the State respondents, Ms. Phukan, learned Government Adv ocate, submits that a State Level Committee has verified the result of the selec tion process, in question, and has rendered its report. It is seen that in terms of the said report, as far as the petitioner Nos. 7, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 51 , 145, 161, 163, 182 and 184, namely, Madhuri Bala Rabha, Mina Swargiari, Sumana Choudhury, Samsur Nehar, Krishna Kalita, Bela Mondol, Irina Begum, Bidyabati Ra bha, Arabjan Bibi, Runu Medhi and Malaya Begum respectively are concerned, they have been found by the State Level Committee as persons, whose status, as local residents of the areas concerned, need to be verified. In such circumstances, it becomes clear that only on verification of the status of the said petitioners, namely, Madhuri Bala Rabha, Mina Swargiari, Sumana Choudhury, Samsur Nehar, Kris hna Kalita, Bela Mondol, Irina Begum, Bidyabati Rabha, Arabjan Bibi, Runu Medhi and Malaya Begum, order(s) of their appointment can be issued. Though the said p etitioners claim that they are local residents of the areas concerned, the fact remains that when the State Level Committee has found their claim of being local residents of the areas concerned doubtful and it has decided to verify the same , the Government needs to be given an opportunity to conduct verification as may be deemed fit in this regard. Moreover, the question as to whether the petitioners above-mentioned are or are not local residents of the areas concerned is a question of fact and when their status, as local residents of the areas concerned, is disputed, such a disputed question of fact would require, for its determination, holding of roving enquiry , which is not possible and permissible in a proceeding of present nature. Situated thus, it becomes clear that as far as the petitioner Nos. 7, 17, 19, 20 , 22, 23, 24, 51, 145, 161, 163, 182 and 184, namely, Madhuri Bala Rabha, Mina S wargiari, Sumana Choudhury, Samsur Nehar, Krishna Kalita, Bela Mondol, Irina Beg um, Bidyabati Rabha, Arabjan Bibi, Runu Medhi and Malaya Begum respectively are concerned, no direction for their appointment can be issued, at this stage, by i nvoking this Court’s jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India . The respondents are, however, directed to complete the process of verification within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by the respondent No. 1, namely, Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Social Welfare Department, Dispur. If any of the petitioners feels aggri eved by the ultimate decision, which the Government may reach, the aggrieved pet itioner shall remain at liberty to take recourse to such provisions of law as ma y be permissible. The petitioners may furnish to the respondent No. 1, namely, C ommissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Social Welfare Department, Dispur, a certified copy of this order along with copy of the writ petition and annexure thereto. As far as remaining petitioners are concerned, the respondents are hereby direct ed to examine their grievances and if they are covered by the enquiry, which has already been conducted, necessary order may be passed, in their cases too, depe nding upon what the State Level Committee has found in their cases. If no verifi cation has yet been done in respect of the remaining petitioners, the respondent s shall conduct such verification and shall do the needful in accordance with la w. The whole exercise, as directed hereinbefore, shall be completed within a per iod of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by the respon dents. If any of the petitioners feels aggrieved by the ultimate decision, which the Government may reach, the aggrieved petitioner shall remain at liberty to t ake recourse to such provisions of law as may be permissible. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition shall stand dispo sed of. Furnish a copy of this order to the learned Government Advocate.