WP(C) 3503/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MR B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. S. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. B.J. Ghosh, learned State Counsel. The petitioner is aggrieved by the Annexure-6 minutes of the SLC meeting held on 21.5.2009 towards consideration of cases for compassionate appointment, in which the claim of the petitioner was rejected on the ground of inordinate d elay in filling the application. Mr. B.J. Ghosh, learned State Counsel upon inst ruction submits that inadvertently the SLC was apprised that the petitioner had submitted the application on 2007 (20202007), although in fact, he had submitted the application on 6.10.1997. Thus, the ground on which the case of the petitio ner was rejected is non-existent. Before parting with the case record, I place on record that compassionat e appointment is provided to redeem a family in distress by way of providing imm ediate financial assistance. After lapse of considerable period of time, the ver y purpose of compassionate appointment no longer exist. In this connection, this Court has laid down certain guidelines in the cases of Achyut Ranjan Das Vs. St ate of Assam & Ors. reported in (2006) 4 GLT 674 and Foziron Nessa Vs. State of Assam & Ors. reported in (2010) 4 GLT 340. The respondents may consider the case of the petitioner following the gu idelines. No opinion is expressed in this regard. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of.