WP(C) 389/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr MU Mahmud, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms R Chakraborty, lea rned State counsel. The petitioner is before this court seeking an appropriate writ to direc t the respondents to consider her case for appointment on compassionate ground. It is submitted at the Bar that the issue is covered by the decisions of this court reported in 2006(4) GLT 674 (Achyut Ranjan Das vs. State of Assam) and 2009(3) GLT 306 (Ajit Patar vs. State of Assam & Ors). On a consideration of the averments made in the petition and the issue r aised therein, this petition is closed with a direction to the respondent author ities to process the claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment in t erms of the guidelines laid down in the aforementioned decisions. As the petiti oner’s claim for compassionate appointment is pending since 2005, expeditious st eps ought to be taken. No costs.