WP(C) 4089/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B. K. SHARMA Heard Mr. R.C. Saikia, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr . B.K. Sinha, learned counsel appearing for respondents No. 1,2 & 3. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for considerat ion of his case for appointment on compassionate ground. The prayer so made is o n account of death of his father on 15.9.1998 while in service as Roller Driver under the Executive Engineer, PWD. Mr. R.C. Saikia, learned counsel for the peti tioner submits that at the time of death of the father of the petitioner, he (th e petitioner) was a minor and now attaining the age of majority, he has prayed f or appointment on compassionate ground. Learned Counsel for the respondents sub mits that after long 13 years of expiry of the deceased employee, there is no qu estion of consideration of the case of the petitioner on compassionate ground. I n this connection, he has referred to the decision of the Apex Court reported in (2000) 7 SCC 192 (Sanjay Kr. Singh Vs. State of Bihar and others), in which the Apex Court held that in the matter of compassionate appointment, there cannot b e reservation for a minor till such time he attain the majority. Moreover, after a considerable period is over, a presumption is always drawn tha t the family could survive and there is no need to compassionate appointment. In this connection, the decisions of this Court in Achyut Ranjan Das Vs. State of Assam reported in (2006) 4 GLT 674 and Foziron Nessa Vs. State of Assam and othe rs reported in (2010) 4 GLT 340 may also be referred to. The writ petition is disposed of providing the respondents may pass appropriate order consistently with the observations made above and taking into account the representation made by the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs.