WP(C) 4866/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I A ANSARI Heard Mr. M. U. Mahmud, learned counsel for the writ petitioner, and Mr. N. Rajk howa, learned Standing counsel, Education Department, Government of Assam, appea ring on behalf of the respondents. The grievance of the writ petitioner is, in brief, thus: The petitioner’ s father, Nawab Ali Deewan, retired on superannuation, on 26.09.1997, at the age of 58 years, as a librarian, in Gomafulbari Title Madrassa, in the district of Barpeta. Thereafter, the petitioner’s sister applied for being appointed, on co mpassionate ground, to a post of Grade-III, but the application was not consider ed by the authorities concerned. Thereafter, the petitioner applied for appoint ment on compassionate ground, but his application has not yielded any favourable result and, therefore, the petitioner has, now, filed the present writ petition , under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of appropriat e direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner’s case under the relev ant scheme of the State Government, which provides for 10% reservation to the so ns and unmarried daughters of the retired teachers of primary and secondary scho ols for appointment on compassionate ground. However, it is imperative to note, with regard to the above, that the said benefit of reservation would be applica ble and available only to the candidates (i.e., sons and unmarried daughters of retired primary and secondary school teachers), who, otherwise, get selected for appointment to a post of Grade-III. In the present case, the petitioner is, ad mittedly, not a selected candidate. Considering, therefore, the facts and attending circumstances of the pre sent case, this writ petition is disposed of with direction that the petitioner shall remain at liberty to apply for appointment to the post of Grade-III as and when any selection process for appointment to such a post is commenced and the petitioner remains eligible to apply for the same. In the event of the petition er’s making application for appointment to any Grade-III post and getting select ed, the State respondents shall consider the petitioner’s case under the relevan t scheme of the Government, which, as indicated above, provides for 10% quota in favour of the sons and unmarried daughters of retired teachers provided that th e relevant Government Notification, providing for such reservation, remains in f orce. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition stands di sposed of.