WP(C) 308/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. Deka, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Sarma, learned standing counsel PWD. As agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition i s taken up for disposal at the motion stage itself. The claim of the petitioner in the present petition is that though he ap plied for appointment on compassionate ground after the death of his father in h arness on 09.09.2000, who was a Junior Engineer under the Executive Engineer, PW D (Building) Division, Silchar, the said application has not finally been consid ered and disposed of till date. According to the petitioner his application was placed before the District Level Committee meeting held on 20.02.2010, but no co nsideration could be made because of the absence of the respondent No.4, namely, the Executive Engineer. The petitioner, therefore, prays for a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment o n compassionate ground in terms of the scheme formulated by the Govt. of Assam i n that regard. Mr. Sarma, learned standing counsel PWD has submitted that if the petiti oner is entitled to the benefit of the scheme formulated by the Govt. of Assam f or appointment on compassionate ground, the petitioner’s case shall definitely b e considered in terms of such scheme as well as in terms of the directions conta ined in the judgments passed in Achyut Ranjan Das & ors. Vs. State of Assam & or s. reported in 2006(4) GLT 674 and in Faziron Nessa & ors. Vs. State of Assam & ors. reported in 2010(4) GLT 340. Having regard to the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, as noticed above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the r espondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner in terms of the sch eme formulated by the Govt. of Assam in that regard and in terms of the decision of this Court in Achyut Ranjan Das and Faziron Nessa’s case, if such considerat ion has not already been made. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.