WP(C) 4523/2003 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard Ms. M. Bhuiyan, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms. A. Verma, learned Standing Counsel, Health Department. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondents to appoint her regularly against Grade-IV post. Acc ording to the petitioner, she has been serving as a casual employee in the Guwah ati Medical College & Hospital at a monthly fixed pay of Rs. 900/-. She was so a ppointed by order dated 5.4.1999. The petitioner was appointed as aforesaid pursuant to death of h er husband while in serving on 9.3.1996. He was a Grade-IV employee. As submitte d by the learned counsel for the petitioner, he left behind the present petition er along with her children. Having regard long continuation in service on casual basis, the petitioner has prayed for her regular appointment against a Grade-IV post. During the course of hearing, Ms. Bhuiyan, learned counsel for t he petitioner has also submitted that the monthly wages of the petitioner should have been adequately enhanced as has been done in case of other such casual and /or muster roll worker. It is submitted at the bar that presently monthly wages of muster roll worker/casual worker is Rs. 4500/-. In the counter affidavit filed by the respondent No. 3, it has b een stated that considering the plight of the petitioner, she was appointed on c asual basis. In paragraph 4 of the said affidavit, it has been stated that the c ase of the petitioner was espoused by the Guwahati Medical College Hospital maki ng correspondences with the Government. However, no response having been shown b y the Government in the Health & Family Welfare Department, the petitioner could not be appointed on regular basis. Ms. Verma, learned Standing Counsel, Health Department submits that although the respondent No. 3 recommended the case of th e petitioner for appointment on regular basis, but there being no response from the Government in the Health & Family Welfare Department nothing concrete could be done. She fairly submits that if the petitioner in the capacity of casual wor ker is entitled to any enhance rate of monthly payment, same will be considered by the respondents. Considering the matter in its entirety including the fact that t he petitioner was appointed on casual basis on compassionate ground, this writ p etition is disposed of directing the respondents to appropriately consider the c ase of the petitioner for her regular appointment as expeditiously as possible. In the meantime, she may be paid her salary in the admissible rate, which was re vised from time to time after the initial fixed monthly wage of Rs. 900/-. Let entire exercise shall be carried out by the respondents as e xpeditiously as possible, but at any rate, not later than three months from the date of furnishing a certified copy of this order by the petitioner before the r espondents. Let a copy of this order be furnished to Ms. A. Verma, learned S tanding Counsel, Health Department.