NEIZELHOUNUO Vs. STATE OF NAGALAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) In this writ petition instituted under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, assail is made to an Order bearing no. G-06/4/AIII [Vol.I] [Pt.] dtd. 3/8/2016 issued under the hand of the Commissioner and Secretary to the Governor, Governor's Secretariat, Nagaland at Kohima, whereby, the respondent no. 6 has been appointed as a Secretariat Assistant in the establishment of the Governor's Secretariat, Nagaland, Kohima in the Pay Band - 2 : Rs.9,300.00 - Rs.34,800.00 and Grade Pay : Rs.4,200.00 per month plus all other allowances as are admissible from time to time in Nagaland. Assail is also made to the final results prepared and declared by the Selection Board constituted for the purpose of selecting candidate for appointment to the post of Secretariat Assistant in the establishment of the Governor's Secretariat, Nagaland, Kohima, pursuant to an Advertisement dtd. 21/11/2015.

(2.) The background facts which are relevant and are not in dispute, can be exposited, in brief, at first. The genesis of the lis is traceable to an Advertisement bearing no. G-06/4/A-II/04 dtd. 21/11/2015 published by the Governor's Secretariat, Nagaland, Kohima and issued under the hand of the Commissioner and Secretary to the Governor, Nagaland. By the Advertisement dtd. 21/11/2015, applications were invited for filling up a vacancy in the post of Secretariat Assistant in the establishment in the Governor's Secretariat, Nagaland, Kohima.

(3.) The petitioner has stated that she is an indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland from Sangtam Tribe [Scheduled Tribe], which has been recognized as a Backward Tribe in the State of Nagaland. The petitioner has stated that she has the academic qualification of Graduation in Arts with a Diploma in Computer Application and Information Technology. The petitioner has stated that she obtained the Degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Osmania University. The petitioner has further stated that at the time of publication of the Advertisement, she was serving as a Lower Division Assistant [LDA]cum-Computer Assistant in the Office of the Assistant General Manager, Transport Department, Government of Nagaland.