WP(C) 6093/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY The petitioner applied for compassionate appointment on 2.10.2008 following the death of her husband while he served as a Forest Guard under the DFO, Bokakhat a nd was posted at Kaziranga National Park. Mrs. R Phukan, learned counsel points out that petitioner’s application was forwarded for consideration by the Director, National Park and also by the D FO of the Eastern Assam Wildlife Division, Bokakhat but the same is yet to be ap propriately considered by the competent authority. The learned counsel relies upon the decisions of this Court in Faziron Nessa vs. State of Assam reported in 2010 (4) GLT 340 and Achyut Ranjan Das vs. State of Assam reported in 2006 (4) GLT 674 to contend that the respondents are oblige d to consider and dispose of all pending applications for compassionate appointm ent. Mr. BJ Ghosh, learned Government Advocate concedes that pending applicat ions for compassionate appointment are required to be considered in light of the Court’s directions in Faziron Nessa (supra) and Achyut Ranjan Das (supra). Having regard to the above, direction is issued to the respondents to take neces sary steps to consider the application for compassionate appointment filed by th e petitioner in light of the Government Policy and the above referred decisions of this Court. The case is disposed of accordingly.