WP(C) 2286/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. N. Dhar, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mrs. Phukan, le arned State counsel appearing for the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner in the present petition is that though a fter her husband died in harness on 03.10.2005 the petitioner applied for appoin tment on compassionate ground and accordingly the District Level Committee recom mended her case for appointment, but nothing has been done by the Government til l date. In the affidavit-in-opposition filed by the respondents, it has not been denied that the case of the petitioner was recommended by the District Level Co mmittee for appointment on compassionate ground. It has however been stated that certain information were sought for and thereafter a fresh proposal was submitt ed by the Deputy Commissioner on 26.07.2011 and the same is under consideration by the State Level Committee. Mrs. Phukan, learned State counsel producing a copy of the written instr uction dated 17.10.2011 from Under Secretary to the Revenue and D.M. Department, submits that the case of the petitioner was placed before the State Level Commi ttee meeting held on 01.11.2011 for consideration for appointment on compassiona te ground, but the Committee could not take a decision in the matter because of non-furnishing the full particulars about the vacancy position i.e. the vacancie s to be filled up on compassionate ground for the year 2005 and onwards. It has also been submitted that the Deputy Commissioner/Settlement Officer, Karimganj h as been asked to furnish such information and as soon as the information are col lected, the matter will again be placed before the State Level Committee in the next meeting for consideration. The fact remains that the required particulars relating to the vacancy p osition have not been furnished by the Deputy Commissioner to the Government for placing it before the State Level Committee, in the absence of which the State Level Committee naturally could not take any decision relating to the appointmen t on compassionate ground. Hence the present is disposed of with the following directions:- (i) The Deputy Commissioner/Settlement Officer, Karimganj within 2(two) week s from the date of receipt of this order, to be produced by the petitioner, shal l furnish the Commissioner and Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Revenue and D.M. Department, the vacancy position viz. number of vacancy to be filled up on comp assionate ground from the year 2005 onwards; (ii) The Commissioner and Secretary on receipt of such information shall plac e the matter in the next meeting of the State Level Committee for consideration of the appointment of the petitioner on compassionate ground in terms of the pol icy decision taken by the Government. (iii) Necessary decision shall be taken by the State Level Committee within 45 days from the date of receipt of the information directed to be furnished by th e Deputy Commissioner/Settlement Officer, Karimganj. The decision that may be taken shall immediately be communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.