WP(C) 4161/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T VAIPHEI Heard Mr S Sarma, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr MK Misr a, the learned Standing Counsel, Education Department, Govt. of Assam. With the consent of both the counsel, this writ petition is being dispos ed of today at the admission stage. The case of the petitioner is that his fath er, namely, Late Abdul Hekim Mira, an Assistant Teacher at AT New Town ME School died-in-harness on 19.07.2000 and left behind him his unemployed wife and three minor children including the petitioner and his old aged mother. After the dea th of his father, the family of the petitioner are facing acute financial constr aint as no one of the family has an alternative source of income. On 27.7.2000, the mother of the petitioner filed an application before the Deputy Inspector o f Schools, Hailakandi, for appointing her on compassionate ground. The applicat ion was forwarded by the Deputy Inspector of Schools, Hailakandi to the Director of Elementary Education, Assam with a request to consider her case on compassio nate ground. In that letter, it has been clearly indicated that there are 398 v acancies in the LP Schools category and fifteen cases have already been consider ed by the Govt. under the scheme of appointment on compassionate ground. As per the Govt. Rules, another five candidates may be considered under this scheme. According to the petitioner, the case of his mother can be considered against on e of the remaining vacancies. When no action was taken, the Deputy Inspector of Schools, Hailakandi by his letter dated 7.11.2002 wrote to the Director of Elem entary Education, Assam requesting him to consider the appointment of his mother against one of the vacancies as shown in the office letter dated 28.7.2000 on h umanitarian ground. In the meantime, in the year 2008, the petitioner has passe d the Higher Secondary Examination. In view of this development, the mother of the petitioner submitted a representation dated 28.2.2009 before the Deputy Insp ector of Schools, Hailakandi stating therein that she had completed the age bar for appointment in a Govt. post and accordingly requested him to appoint the pet itioner on compassionate ground in her place. The representation so submitted h as not apparently been considered by the respondent authorities till now. This prompted the petitioner to file this writ petition. Mr Sarma, the learned couns el for the petitioner submits that as the petitioner is eligible for appointment , it is a fit case for placing this case before the District Level Selection Com mittee in its next meeting. The learned Standing Counsel has no objection to pl acing the case of the petitioner before the District Level Selection Committee. In view of these submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the rival par ties, it is not necessary at this stage to dispose of the case on merit. The wr it petition is disposed of by directing the respondent authorities to place the case of the petitioner for compassionate appointment before the District Level S election Committee for consideration in their next meeting. Order accordingly.