WP(C) 1022/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr. TJ Mahanta, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard M r. S Samaria, learned Standing Counsel, Agriculture Deptt. appearing for respond ent Nos.1 to 6. Considering the grievances raised in the writ petition and as agreed to by the l earned counsel appearing for the parties, this writ petition is being disposed o f at the motion stage itself. Petitioner’s case in brief is that the father of the petitioner, who was serving in the office of the District Agriculture Officer, Karimganj, died in harness o n 20.11.92. After demise of his father, the petitioner submitted an application for appointment on compassionate ground in any Grade-III post under the responde nt No.6. But the authority did not take any steps for appointment of the petitio ner. Thereafter, the petitioner filed a writ petition being WP(C) No.2342/2000 b efore this Court praying for a direction to appoint him on compassionate ground and this Court vide order dated 12.5.2000 disposed of the said writ petition wit h a direction to the respondent No.3 to consider appointment of the petitioner o n compassionate ground in the post commensurate with his educational qualificati on immediately against the existing post, if any, under reserved quota, making i t clear that if there is no post, he must be accommodated in the immediate futur e vacancy. But, the petitioner’s case was not considered by the authority. Recently, the District Level Committee (’DLC’ for short) recommended the name of the petitioner at Sl. No. 1. The Minutes of the DLC meeting held on 06. 10.2010 was sent by the Deputy Commissioner to the District Agricultural Officer , Karimganj vide letter dated 08.11.2010 and thereafter, the same was sent on 09 .11.2010 by the District Agricultural Officer, Karimganj to the respondent No. 3 , the Director of Agriculture for taking necessary steps in this regard. The res pondent No. 3 while placing the matter before the State Level Committee vide com munication dated 30.11.2010 contended that the case of the petitioner could not be considered as the petitioner’s case was found to be very old in view of the j udgment and order passed on 03.08.2006 in WP(C) No. 3875/2005 and 162 other conn ected cases. However, now the petitioner’s case has been recommended by the DLC considering his poor financial condition and size of the family. In this regard, learned counsel for the petitioner has brought to the notice of the Court the decision in Ajit Patar and Others -vs-State of Assam and others re ported in 2009 (3) GLT 306 wherein this Court has made it clear that all pendin g cases of compassionate appointment are required to be considered in accordanc e with the direction contained in para 7 of the judgment rendered by this Court in WP(C) No. 3875/2005 and 162 other connected cases reported in 2006 (4) GLT 67 4 (Achyut Ranjan Das and others -vs- State of Assam). Accordingly, the petitione r’s case was considered by the DLC which is now being placed before the State Le vel Committee (’SLC’ for short) for consideration. Therefore, the comment of the respondent No. 3 is uncalled for that the case of the petitioner being old coul d not be considered in view of the decision passed in Achyut Ranjan Das (supra). Now the SLC while considering the case of the petitioner for appointment on com passionate ground shall take into consideration the ground upon which petitioner ’s case was considered by the DLC, i.e. his poor financial condition and size of the family. The petitioner would submit a certified copy of this order before the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Agriculture Department, Dispur for placing the same before the next meeting of the SLC for consideration. The petitioner is also at liberty to submit a copy of the writ petition with the annexures appended theret o along with the certified copy of this order. As and when the SLC sits and takes decision, the same shall be communicated to t he petitioner within a fortnight of such decision. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. However, there shall be no order as to cost.