WP(C) 5814/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I.A.ANSARI Heard Md. A. Hai, learned counsel, for the petitioner, and Mr. Ahmed, learned St anding Counsel, Irrigation Department. The petitioner’s grievance is, in brief, thus: The petitioner’s father, Bul Maja n Ali, died-in-harness on 27.10.2010, while working as a driver in the establish ment of Executive Engineer, Suklai Division. On his father’s death, the petition er, being daughter of the said deceased, has made an application seeking to be a ppointed on compassionate ground. The petitioner’s grievance is that till date, no action has been taken by the respondents on the said application of the petit ioner seeking to be appointed on compassionate ground. Considering the matter in its entirety and in the interest of justice, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondent No. 1, namely, Commiss ioner & Secretary, Govt. of Assam, Irrigation Department, to examine the grievan ces of the petitioner and if the petitioner is found to have made any applicatio n for appointment on compassionate ground, the respondent No. 3, namely, Executi ve Engineer, Suklai Division, Irrigation Department, Goreswar, Baksa, Assam, sha ll do the needful in accordance with law and in terms with the decision rendered in the case of Achyut Ranjan Das & others -vs- State of Assam, reported in 2006 (4) GLT 674. No costs.