NEELAM SAIKIA Vs. STATE OF ASSAM

JUDGEMENT

(1.) We have heard Mr. M.K. Choudhury, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. A. Phukan, learned Advocate for the appellant; and Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. A. Das, Advocate; Mr. T.J. Mahanta, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. P. Sarma, learned Advocate for the respondents.

(2.) The challenge in the present appeal is to the judgment dtd. 21/11/2024, passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) 4538/2023, whereby the appellant's contention that the respondent No. 7 was wrongly promoted to the post of Junior Information Officer and that the appellant should, instead, have been promoted, has been rejected and the decision of promoting the respondent No.7 to the post of Junior Information Officer has been upheld.

(3.) The appellant is a Librarian in the Directorate of Information and Public Relations and Printing and Press Department, Government of Assam, on which post she was appointed on 8/3/2019, and since then she is continuing on that post.