JUDGEMENT :

SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI, J.:

1. All the three writ petitions have been filed by the same petitioner successively one after the other in connection with the consideration and appointment of the petitioner on compassionate ground. The question which has ultimately arisen for consideration in these writ petitions is whether an appointee on compassionate ground can have the liberty to choose a particular post. The basic facts of the present writ petitions can be culled down in the following manner:

2. The father of the petitioner, who was working in the Transport Department, as Assistant Enforcement Inspector, died in harness on 04.05.2015. The petitioner, accordingly, applied for appointment on compassionate ground as he had possessed the necessary qualifications. The District Level Committee, Barpeta (DLC), in its meeting held on 08.12.2015 duly considered the case of the petitioner which was forwarded by the District Transport Officer, Barpeta (DTO). After such consideration, the DLC recommended the name of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground in an existing vacancy in Grade-III by earmarking the post as Assistant Enforcement Inspector. Thereafter, the State Le