WP(C) 6380/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. BN Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner. I have also hear d the learned Standing Counsel, BTC, Ms. R. Chakraborty, learned Senior Addition al Government Advocate, Assam and Mr. S.K. Deori, learned Standing Counsel, Irri gation Department. The prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the respondents to co nsider his case for appointment on compassionate ground. The prayer so made is o n account of death of his father while in service under the respondents on 7.3.2 001. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that long 10 years having el apsed since the expiry of the father of the father, he is not entitled to get an y consideration at this belated stage. However, Mr. BN Sarma, learned counsel fo r the petitioner submits that since the matter was under consideration of the re spondents, no fault can be attributed to the petitioner for the delay caused by the respondents. As agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition stands disposed of without expressing any opinion as to the merit of the case of either party with the direction to the respondent to consider the case of the p etitioner in terms of the guidelines laid down in Achyut Ranjan Das Vs. State of Assam and others reported in 2006(4) GLT 674 and the judgment dated 2.7.2010 pa ssed in a batch of writ petitions lead case being W.P.(C) no.2620 of 2009 (Fazir on Nessa Vs. State of Assam and others). This writ petition accordingly stands disposed of.