WP(C) 4700/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr PJ Saikia, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr AD Choudhury, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department appearing for the r espondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Considering the grievance raised in the writ petition and also as agreed to by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, this writ petition is bein g disposed of at the motion stage itself. Petitioner’s case, in brief, is that the petitioner’s husband was workin g as Grade IV employee (peon) in Pub-Guwahati High School, District Kamrup who died in harness on 16.09.2002 leaving behind three daughters and one son apart from the petitioner. Her husband was the only bread earner in the family. After his death, the entire family is suffering from financial crisis and the petition er being the widow wife of the deceased she had to shoulder the burden of mainta ining the entire family. Under the circumstances, the petitioner being duly qual ified for Grade IV post submitted an application on 22.09.2002 before the respon dent No. 3 i.e. the Inspector of Schools, Kamrup District Circle, for her appoi ntment on compassionate ground as per relevant Government Circular in any Grade IV post under Kamrup district on compassionate ground. Thereafter, the respond ent No. 3 has forwarded the application to the Director of Higher Education, Ass am, Kahilapara. The Director of Higher Education, Assam wrote a letter dated 07. 10.2003 to the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Education Department, Dispur, Guwahati proposing to appoint the petitioner on compassionat e ground along with filled up statements showing vacancy position at that releva nt point of time but nothing has been done till date. The grievance of the petitioner is that till date her case has not been placed before the District Level Committee (DLC for short) and hence the instant writ p raying for a direction to the respondent authority to place her case before the DLC for appointment on compassionate ground in terms of the policy of the State. It is submitted at the Bar that the issue involved is covered by the jud gment and order dated 03.08.2006 passed in a batch of writ petitions, the leadin g case being WP(C) No. 3875/2005 (Achyut Ranjan Das & Ors. Vs. the State of Assa m & Ors.) reported in (2006) 4 GLT 674. Having regard to the issue raised and the decision rendered by this Cour t as mentioned above, this writ petition is closed with a direction that the pet itioner’s case shall be considered in terms of the guidelines laid down in Achyu t Ranjan Das (supra). The petitioner is at liberty to submit a copy of the writ petition along with the annexures appended thereto with a certified copy of this order before t he respondent No. 3, the Inspector of School, Kamrup District Circle, Kamrup and the respondent No. 3 is hereby directed to place the case of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground before the DLC constituted for the purpose forthwith. The decision of the DLC shall be communicated to the petitioner within f ortnight of such decisions. This writ petition is, accordingly stands disposed of. However, there shall be no order as to costs.