WP(C) 873/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA.. Heard Mr. A. Hai, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms R. Chakrabort y, learned Addl. Sr. Govt. Advocate, Assam. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondents to consider her case for compassionate appointment. The prayer so made is on account of death of her husband Sri Hema Kanta Borah on 4.5.2001 whil e in service under the respondents as Havildar. Although it is the claim of the petitioner that she made an application for appointment on compassionate ground in the year 2001 itself, but no document in support of the said claim has been annexed except Annexure-6 representation, which is also undated, in which a stat ement has been made that an application was made on 11.10.2002. Ms R. Chakraborty, learned State counsel, upon a reference to the case in Achyut Ranjan Das v. State of Assam & Ors reported in 2006 (4) GLT 674 and in Faziron Nessa v. State of Assam & Ors, reported in 2010 (4) GLT 340 submits that long 10 years have been elapsed since the death of the husband of the petitioner. She i s entitled to get consideration for compassionate appointment. Various guidelin es have been laid down in the said two decisions towards consideration of the ca ses for compassionate appointment. Writ petition is disposed of providing that the respondents may examine the cas e of the petitioner in terms of the said two decisions.