WP(C) 4863/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. Bujarbaruah, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Pathak, learned standing counsel, Education Department for respondent No. 1. Al so heard Mr. Das, learned standing counsel, BTC appearing for the respondent Nos . 2 to 6. The petitioner, by the present petition, has prayed for a direction to t he respondents for appointment on compassionate ground stating inter alia, that his father, who was working as a Chowkidar in Bagargaon Middle English School in Chirang district of BTAD area, died-in-harness on 6.9.2004 and on 24.10.2005 th ough he filed an application for appointment on compassionate ground no consider ation has been made till date. It is submitted that the matter in issue has been answered in the case o f Achyut Ranjan Das vs. State of Assam & ors. [(2006) 4 GLT 674] as well as in W P(C) No. 2620/2009 Faziron Nessa vs. State of Assam & Ors., and as such the pres ent writ petition may be disposed of in terms of the directions contained in the aforesaid cases. In view of the above, the present writ petition is disposed of in terms of the directions contained in Achyut Ranjan Das (supra) as well as in WP(C) No. 2620/2009 Faziron Nessa vs. State of Assam & Ors. The authority while considering the case of the petitioner will also con sider the factum of delay caused in filing the application as well as the time e xpired from the date of filing such application. The writ petition stands disposed of.