WP(C) 1766/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. AHMR Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms. Cha kraborty, learned Addl. Senior Govt. Advocate. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondents to consider his case for appointment on compassionate ground. The p rayer was made on account of death of his father on 4.2.2006 while in service as Pump Operator under the respondents. Ms. Chakraborty, learned State Counsel made the following objection - i) the petitioner being a minor at the time of death of his father he is no t entitled to get any consideration ; ii) the father of the petitioner having died way back in 2006 now after 5‰ y ears there is no question of consideration of the case of the petitioner. iii) As per the claim for appointment on compassion- nate ground request for such appointment is to be made within one year on expiry of the wage earner of a fami ly but the petitioner admitted that he made the application much after expiry of the said stipulated period of time. As per the own admission of the petitioner he made the application after more than 3 years of expiry of his father i.e. on 5.8.2009. It has been held by the Apex Court in Sanjay Singh v. The State of B ihar (2000) 7 SCC 192 that in the matter of compassionate appointment unless the re are some specific provisions, there cannot be reservation of a vacancy for a minor till such time he attains majority. This Court in Achyut Ranjan Das vs. State of Assam and Others reported in 2006 ( 4) GLT 674 and W.P.(C) No. 2620/09 (Faziron Nessa vs. State of Assam and Others) has laid down certain guidelines for appointment on compassionate ground. Considering the matter in its entirety, the writ petition is disposed of providi ng that the respondents may examine the case of the petitioner in the light of t he aforesaid decision consistent with the observations made above.