WP(C) 4852/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS.JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr. I Hassan, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. B J Ghosh, learned State counsel. Considering the grievance raised in this petition and also as agreed to by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, this writ petition is being di sposed of at the motion stage itself. Petitioner’s case in brief is that the father of the petitioner died in harness on 30.6.98 while working as UD Assistant in Public Relation Office, Disp ur, Guwahati. After demise of his father, petitioner being eligible and having r equisite qualification applied before the authority for appointing him on compas sionate ground. In this regard, official correspondence was communicated between the respondents vide communication dated 13.8.98 and a copy of the same was als o served to the petitioner. But the respondent authorities vide letter dated 18. 7.09 (Annexure-4) addressing the petitioner’s mother, who expired on 26.3.07, as ked her to furnish necessary documents for appointment on compassionate ground. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted a representation dated 1.9.09 stating there in that the letter dated 18.7.09 was wrongly addressed to his mother instead of his name since he is the applicant for compassionate appointment and prayed for correction of the name of the applicant. But till date, the respondent authority has not passed any order in the said representation. Hence, the petitioner has approached this Court praying for a direction to the respondent authority to dis pose of the representation dated 1.9.09 within a time frame. Mr. Ghosh has raised no objection to the limited prayer so made by the l earned counsel for the petitioner. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the grievance ra ised in the writ petition, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respon dent No.2, i.e. the Director of Information and Public Relations, Assam, to di spose of the representation submitted by the petitioner within a period of 3 (th ree) weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The order so passed shall be communicated to the petitioner forthwith at his given addres s. Petitioner may also submit a fresh representation, if so advised alongwith a copy of the writ petition with the annexures appended thereto.