WP(C) 5577/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY The issue pertains to compassionate appointment of the petitioner who is a membe r of the scheduled caste community. Heard Mr. H.K. Das, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. G hosh, learned State Counsel for the official respondents. The pleaded case of the petitioner is that, she, following the d eath of her husband who had died in harness as Grade-I Draftsman in the office o f the Director of Town and Country Planning, Assam, Dispur, on 14/3/2006, applie d for compassionate appointment. As the matter was getting delayed, she approach ed this Court with WP(C) 1196/2008 which was disposed of on 7/4/2008 with a dire ction to the respondents therein to consider her case therefor in terms of the g uidelines laid down in its earlier order dated 3/8/2006 passed in WP(C) 3875/200 5. According to the petitioner, the jurisdictional District Level Committee ther eafter, on a consideration of her case recommended her for compassionate appoint ment. This decision was communicated to the Deputy Secretary to the Government o f Assam, Urban Development(T& C.P.) Department for laying the case of the petiti oner before the State Level Committee for finalisation of the process. This was on 24/9/2008. The petitioner is back with the grievance that though in the meant ime two years have elapsed, the process remains in limbo. Meanwhile on 16/9/2009 , an advertisement has been published for direct recruitment to various vacancie s in Grade-III posts. She apprehends that if the process is allowed to continue, the same would prejudice her prospects for compassionate appointment. Upon hearing the learned Counsel for the parties and on a consid eration of the averments made in the writ petition along with the documents appe nded thereto more particularly the letter dated 24/9/2008 referred to hereinabov e, this Court considers it appropriate to direct the official respondents more p articularly the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Urban Dev elopment (T& C.P.) Department, to cause necessary steps to be taken for placemen t of the petitioner’s case before the State Level Committee for completion of th e process of her compassionate appointment strictly in terms of the guidelines l aid down by this Court in WP(C) 3875/2005, (Achyut Ranjan Das and others versus State of Assam and others). It is made clear that by this order the respondents have not been directed to make compassionate appointment in favour of the petiti oner. However they are hereby required to complete the process relatable thereto at the earliest and in any case before the completion of the exercise initiated by the aforementioned advertisement. No costs.