WP(C) 1522/2011 BEFORE HON\BLE MR JUSTICE H BARUAH Heard Mr. JH Saikia, learned counsel for the writ petitioner as well as Dr.B. Ah med, learned Standing Counsel, Irrigation Deptt. who has entered appearance on b ehalf of respondent Nos. 1 , 2, 3, 5 and 6. Also heard Mr. BJ Ghosh, learned Sta te Counsel, who has entered appearance on behalf of respondent No.4. In view of the relief sought for by the petitioner in this writ petition, the le arned counsel for the respondents have agreed for disposal of this writ petition at the motion stage. The petitioner herein is the elder son of Md. Akram Hussain Saikia who was a Sec tional Assistant ( Grade-IV) in the office of the Executive Engineer, Nalbari Su b-Division (Irrigation), Nalbari. The petitioner’s father died while in service on 27.11.2006, leaving behind the petitioner and four other children. On account of death of his father on the date as indicated above, the petitioner approache d the authorities for his appointment on compassionate ground by filing an appli cation before the respondent No.5. It is contended that the petitioner despite s ubmission of the application, the same has not been considered till date and the same is lying in the office of the Executive Engineer, Nalbari Sub-Division (Ir rigation), Nalbari. It is contended further by the writ petitioner that his case is squarely covered by the Judgment and order dated 03.08.2006 passed in W.P.( c ) No. 3875 of 2005( Achyut Ranjan Das -vs- State of Assam & Ors) reported in 2 006 (4) GLT 674 and in Fazirun Nesa -Vs- State of Assam and others , reported in 2010 (4) GLT 340 and has accordingly prayed this Court to issue a direction to the respondents to consider his case as per guidelines formulated by this Court in the cases. Since the application filed by the petitioner is stated to have b een lying before the respondent No.5, the respondent No.5 is directed to forwar d the same to the appropriate authority for consideration of petitioner’s appoin tment on compassionate ground. Such exercise shall be made within a period of 1 (one) month. On forwarding the application of the petitioner by the respondent N o.5 to the appropriate authority, the appropriate authority shall consider the c ase of the petitioner in accordance with the guidelines formulated in the cases (Supra) . With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition stands disposed of.