WP(C) 2424/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE IA ANSARI Heard Mr. DK Kataky, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. BJ Ghos h, learned Government Advocate, Assam. The petitioner’s father, while working as Havildar in 4th Assam Police Battalion , at Kahilipara, died, in harness, on 23-05-2003. Following his father’s death, the petitioner applied for appointment on compassionate ground. The petitioner s ubmits that the concerned District Level Committee has not yet considered the pe titioner’s case inasmuch as the respondents have not laid the case of the petiti oners before the District Level Committee for appointment on compassionate groun d. 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, Kamrup (Metro), Guwahati, as to whether the petitioner’s case had been con sidered by the District Level Committee or not and if the same had not been cons idered, then, the petitioner’s case shall be placed for consideration, along wit h similarly situated persons, if any, before the District Level Committee and fo r 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 , Kamrup (Metro), Guwahati, shall examine the petitioner’s case and do the needf ul in accordance with the observations made above. The result of the examination by the respondent No. 3, as directed hereinbefore, shall be communicated, in wr iting, 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 examinatio n 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.