WP(C) 2816/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MR B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. R.P. Sarmah, learned senior counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms. R. Chakraborty, learned State Counsel. The petitioner is aggrieved by rejection of his prayer for consideration for appointment on compassionate ground. The ground on which the case of the pe titioner has been rejected is that the petitioner did not make his application w ithin three months of the date of expiry of his father, who died in harness. The father of the petitioner was expired on 24.6.2009 and according to t he respondents, the petitioner had applied for compassionate appointment on 5.10 .2009, beyond the period three months, as prescribed by the Govt. vide its OM da ted 2.3.2009. This Court in Foziron Nessa & Ors. Vs. State of Assam & Ors, reported in (2010) 4 GLT 340, has held that the prescription of 3 (three) months for making the application is bad in law. It has also been held that at-least one year sho uld be provided for making application after the death of the bread-earner. In view of the above, the decision of the authority towards rejecting th e claim of the petitioner on the ground of limitation, stands interfered with. The matter is remanded back to the authority including the Deputy Commissioner, Goalpara, for fresh consideration as per the yardsticks and parameters laid down in Achyut Ranjan Das & Ors. Vs. State of Assam & Ors reported in (2006) 4 GLT 6 74 and Foziron Nessa & Ors. Vs. State of Assam & Ors, reported in (2010) 4 GLT 3 40. With the above directions and observations, the writ petition stands dis posed off, without however, any order as to costs.