WP(C) 840/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr J. Islam, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr RK Bora, learned Addl. Senior Government Advocate appearing for the respondents . Considering the grievance raised in the writ petition and as agreed to b y the learned counsel appearing for the parties, this writ petition is being dis posed of at the motion stage itself. Petitioner’s case, in brief, is that the petitioner’s father died on 09.07.2005 while he was serving as a regular Grade-IV employee (Khalasi) under the office o f the Public Health Executive Engineer, Silchar Division No. 1, Cachar, Assam. H is father was the only bread earner in the family and thus after his death, the entire family is suffering from financial crisis. Therefore, the petitioner bein g duly qualified son of the deceased had submitted application on 11.09.2006 in accordance with law before the Executive Engineer (PHE), Silchar Division No. 1, Silchar for appointment on compassionate ground in any Grade-III/ IV post. The petitioner as well as his mother approached the authority time and again and sub mitted applications praying for appointing the petitioner on compassionate groun d but the same has evoked no response till date. Hence, the petitioner has appro ached this Court seeking direction to the respondent authorities to consider his case for appointment on compassionate ground in terms of the policy of the Stat e. It is submitted at the Bar that the issue involved is covered by the jud gment and order dated 03.08.2006 passed in a batch of writ petitions, the leadin g case being WP(C) No. 3875/2005 (Achyut Ranjan Das & Ors. Vs. the State of Assa m & Ors.). Having regard to the issue raised and the decision rendered by this Cour t as mentioned above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction that t he petitioner’s case shall be considered in terms of the guidelines laid down in Achyut Ranjan Das (supra). The petitioner is at liberty to submit a copy of the writ petition along with the annexures appended thereto with a certified copy of this order before t he respondent No. 4, the Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Departmen t, Silchar, Cachar. The respondent No. 4 is here by directed to place the case o f the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground before the District Lev el Selection Committee/Respondent No. 3 forthwith. This writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. However, there shall be no order as to cost.