WP(C) 4383/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE IA ANSARI Heard Mr. DC Borah, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Dr. B Ahmed, learned Standing Counsel, Irrigation Department, appearing on the behalf of the respondents. The case of the petitioner, in brief, thus: Petitioner’s father, while working a s Chowkidar in the office of the Executive Engineer, Kaliabor and Kallong Intrig ated Division (Irrigation), Nagaon, died-in-harness, on 18-02-2001, and the peti tioner accordingly applied for appointment on compassionate ground under the rel evant Scheme, on 17-03-2001. The petitioner’s grievance is that the petitioner’s case has not been considered in terms of the relevant scheme and as per the law contained in that behalf. Broad guidelines for consideration of cases under the scheme for appointment of persons on compassionate ground were issued by this Court in Achyut Ranjan Das & others -vs- State of Assam, reported in 2006 (4) GLT 674, wherein the Court has pointed out that as one time measure, all pending cases were required to be con sidered as per the specific direction contained in Para 7 of the decision in Ach yut Ranjan Das (supra). Following the fact that the District Level Committee had not considered some cases of persons, who have applied for appointment on compa ssionate ground on the basis of the fact that their applications had been pendin g for more than two years, non-consideration of the cases of such persons came t o be challenged and has been decided in Ajit Pator & others -vs- State of Assam & others, reported in 2009 (2) GLJ 646. In the backdrop of the law as indicated above, it is, now, required to be determ ined by the respondents, particularly, respondent No. 3, namely, Deputy Commissi oner-cum-Chairman, District Level Selection Committee, Nagaon, as to whether the petitioner’s case had been considered by the District Level Committee or not an d if the same had not been considered, then, the petitioner’s case shall be plac ed for consideration, along with similarly situated persons, if any, before the District Level Committee and for such further action(s), as are warranted by law . With the above end in view, it is hereby, in the interest of justice, directed t hat the respondents, particularly, respondent No. 3, namely, Deputy Commissioner -cum-Chairman, District Level Selection Committee, Nagaon, shall examine the pet itioner’s case and do the needful in accordance with the observations made above . The result of the examination by the respondent No. 3, as directed hereinbefor e, shall be communicated, in writing, to the petitioner and the petitioner shall be at liberty to take recourse to such provisions of law if he feels aggrieved by the result of the examination of the petitioner’s case by the respondent No. 3. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition shall stand dispo sed of. No order as to costs.