WP(C) 5270/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I.A. ANSARI Heard Mr. A. Choudhury, learned counsel, for the petitioner, and Mr. H.K. Barman , learned Govt. Advocate, for the respondent No.3. Heard also Mr. UK Goswami, le arned Standing Counsel, Education Department, appearing on behalf of the respond ent Nos.1, 2, 4 and 5. The petitioner, who has passed his HSSLC examination in the year 2004, is the so n of late Abdul Gaffar, who died, on 06.03.2010, in harness, while working as He admaster of Khablarbhita ME School, Barpeta. The petitioner applied, in the pres cribed form, under the State Government’s scheme meant for appointment on compas sionate ground, seeking appointment to a post in Grade-III. The petitioner submi tted his application and respondent No.5, namely, Block Elementary Education Off icer, Bhawanipur Block, Barpeta, forwarded his application, on 22.02.2011, to re spondent No.4, namely, District Elementary Education Officer, Barpeta, for takin g necessary action. The petitioner’s grievance is that his application, seeking appointment to a post of Grade-III, has not yielded any result. The petitioner h as accordingly filed this writ petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution o f India, seeking appropriate direction. Upon perusal of the writ petition and upon hearing the learned counsel for the p arties concerned, this Court is of the view that the present writ petition can b e, and needs to be, disposed of, at the motion stage itself, with the following directions:- Respondent No.4, namely, District Elementary Education Officer, Barpeta, shall, in the light of the letter, dated 22.02.2011, issued by the respondent No.5, na mely, Block Elementary Education Officer, Bhawanipur Block, Barpeta, examine the petitioner’s grievances with regard to his not being appointed to a Grade-III p ost under the scheme meant for appointment on compassionate ground and, if the p etitioner’s application is found to be in order, the same shall be forwarded, wi thin a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by t he respondent No.4, namely, District Elementary Education Officer, Barpeta, to the respondent No.3, namely, Deputy Commissioner, Barpeta, so that the petitione r’s application can be placed and considered, in accordance with law, by the Dis trict Level Committee constituted for the purpose. The petitioner may furnish t o the respondent No.4, namely, District Elementary Education Officer, Barpeta, a certified copy of this order along with a copy of this writ petition and annexu res thereto. On receipt of the application, as indicated hereinbefore, responden t No.3, namely, Deputy Commissioner, Barpeta, shall do the needful in accordance with law. If the respondent No.4, namely, District Elementary Education Officer , Barpeta, decides not to forward the application to the respondent No.3, namely , Deputy Commissioner, Barpeta, on the ground that the application, made by the petitioner, is not properly made and/or on some other valid reason(s), the petit ioner shall be communicated by the respondent No.4 the reason(s) for not forward ing the application to the respondent No.3, namely, Deputy Commissioner, Barpeta . If the petitioner feels aggrieved by the action or inaction of the respondent No.4, namely, District Elementary Education Officer, Barpeta, he shall remain at liberty to take recourse to such provisions of law as may be permissible. No order as to costs.