B.P. Katakey, J.

1. The writ petitioner by the present writ petition has challenged the communication dated 12th February, 2002 issued by the Regional Director, National Savings, Assam Region, Government of India, Ministry of Finance rejecting the prayer for appointment on compassionate ground for the reason that in spite of repeated request and reminders issued by the authority he did not submit the requisite papers for appointment as Peon on compassionate ground and on the other hand insisted for appoint as Lower Division Clerk and also on the ground of subsequent abolition of all the vacant posts in Group 'C' and Group 'D' cadres in the National Savings Organisation as a measure of economy by the Government of India vide communication dated 11th June, 2001. The writ petitioner by the present writ petition has also prayed for directing the respondents to appoint him on compassionate ground.

2. I have heard Mr. A. K. Goswami, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner assisted by Mr. M. K. Das and also Ms. N. D. Sarmah, learned Central Government Counsel.

3. The case of the writ petitioner in the writ petition is that his father Pabitra Chandra Das, who was working as Lower Di