WP(C) 5274/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BP KATAKEY Heard Mr. Mondal, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms Seal, learned standing counsel, Excise Department for the respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 5. Also he ard Mr. Ghosh, learned State counsel for the respondent No. 1 and 4. As agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties this writ petition is taken up for disposal at the motion stage itself. The grievance of the petitioner in the present petition is that though in the mo nth of October, 2010 she filed application seeking appointment on compassionate ground after the death of her father, who died on 6.9.2010 while serving as cons table in the Excise department, the said application has not been considered til l date by the authority despite forwarding the same by the Superintendent of Exc ise to the Commissioner of Excise vide communication dated 28.10.2010. The petit ioner, therefore, prays for a direction to the respondent authority for appointm ent on compassionate ground. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the case of the p etitioner would definitely be considered in accordance with law and the scheme f ormulated by the Govt. of Assam, in respect of compassionate appointment and als o in terms of the directions contained in Achyut Ranjan Das vs. State of Assam & ors., reported in (2006) 4 GLT 674. Having regard to the aforesaid position this writ petition is disposed of direct ing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment on co mpassionate ground in terms of the scheme formulated by the Govt. of Assam and a lso in terms of the directions contained in Achyut Ranjan (supra). The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.