WP(C) 1812/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr. IH Saikia, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. M Gogoi Medhi, learned Standing Counsel, Education Deptt appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and Mr. K Das, learned Standing Counsel, BTC appearing f or respondent Nos.3 to 6. Considering the grievances raised in the writ petition and as agreed to by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, this writ petition is being di sposed of at the motion stage itself. Petitioner’s case in brief is that the father of the petitioner, who was working as Headmaster in NK Betbari ME School Betbari, Guwahati, died in harnes s on 9.4.04. After demise of his father, the petitioner, who passed HSSLC, submi tted an application on 25.5.04 for appointment on compassionate ground before th e respondent No.3, the District Elementary Education Officer, Baska. Later on, t he district of Barpeta came to be divided into two districts namely, Barpeta and Baska, the petitioner’s case came under the jurisdiction of Baska district and therefore, the petitioner approached respondent No.4, the Principal Secretary, B odoland Territorial Council for his appointment on compassionate ground. However , respondent No.4 expressed his inability to take into consideration the petitio ner’s case unless proposal was sent to the BTC by respondent No.3. The responden t No.3 on 28.2.11 forwarded the petitioner’s application to the BTC for compassi onate appointment. Since the petitioner’s case has not yet been considered by the authorities and t he petitioner alongwith his family members are facing immense financial hardship , the petitioner has approached this Court praying for a direction to the respon dent authorities to consider his case for appointment on compassionate ground. It is submitted at the Bar that the issue involved is covered by the jud gment and order dated 3.8.06 passed in a batch of writ petitions, the leading ca se being WP(C) No.3875/05 (Achyut Ranjan Das & Ors. -vs- State of Assam & Ors) r eported in 2006 (4) GLT 674. Having regard to the issue raised and the decision rendered by this Cour t as mentioned above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction that th e petitioner’s case shall be considered in terms of the guidelines laid down in Achyut Ranjant Das (supra). The petitioner shall submit a copy of the writ petition alongwith the an nexures appended thereto with a certified copy of this order and a copy of the o rder dated 3.8.06 passed in WP(C) No.3875/05 before the respondent No.3, i.e. th e District Elementary Education Officer, Baksa who shall place the matter before the respondent No.5, i.e. the Director of Education, the Bodoland Territorial C ouncil. Respondent No.5 is hereby directed to place the case of the petitioner f or appointment on compassionate ground before the BTC Level Committee constitute d for the purpose forthwith. Recently this Court vide order dated 2.7.10 passed in WP(C) No.2620/2009 (Foziro n Nessa Vs. State of Assam and Ors.) and in similar other cases, while adopting the measures contained in Achyut Ranjan Das (Supra) has further made it clear th at the DLC as well as the State Level Committee shall communicate the incumbents about the outcome of his/her case for appointment on compassionate ground. Acco rdingly, it is directed that as and when the BTC Level Committee sits and takes decision about the grievance of the petitioner, the same shall be communicated t o the petitioner within a fortnight of such decision. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. However, there shall be no order as to cost.