WP(C) 6084/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MR B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. S.Z. Ban Aklas, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms. R. Chakraborty, learned Addl. Sr. Govt. Advocate. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a directio n to the respondents to consider her case for appointment on compassionate groun d. The prayer so made is on account of death of her father on 4.7.2007, while in service as Process Server in the Office of the SDO(C) South Salmara, Mankachar Sub-Division, Hatsingimari, District - Dhubri, Assam. In the counter affidavit filed by the respondents, it has been stated th at the case of the petitioner could not be considered as she had submitted the a pplication after expiry of 3 (three) months from the date of death of her father . In this connection, the respondents have enclosed the copy of the minutes of t he meeting of the DLC held on 16.9.2009. The above plea of the respondents is no t at all tenable in view of the decision of this Court in Faziron Nessa & ors. V s. State of Assam & Ors. reported in (2010) 4 GLT 340, in which the aforesaid li mitation of three months has been stucked off with the provision for submission of application for compassionate appointment within 12 months from the date of d eath of the Govt. employee. In view of the above, the case of the petitioner is required to be consi dered afresh by the respondents. Accordingly, the aforesaid minutes of the DLC m eeting, so far as the same relates to the petitioner, stands set aside and quash ed. The matter shall now go back to the DLC for fresh consideration in respect o f the petitioner, in terms of the judgement of this court in Foziron Nessa (supr a). Writ petition is allowed to the extent indicated above. There shall be n o order as to costs.