JUDGMENT :

N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR, J.

1. Heard Md. S. Hoque, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P. Nayak, learned standing counsel, PWD, and Mr. C.K.S. Baruah, learned Government Advocate, appearing on behalf of their respective respondents.

2. The petitioner, herein, by way of instituting this present proceeding, has assailed the minutes of the meeting, dated 23.12.2019, of the State Level Committee, rejecting the claim of the petitioner, herein, for appointment on compassionate ground.

3. As projected in the writ petition, the father of the petitioner late Abdul Khaleque, while serving as a Chowkidaar in the Executive Engineer, PWD(Rural Roads) Division, Goalpara, had died in harness on 08.01.2015. The petitioner, in pursuance to the death of his father, had submitted an application, in appropriate format, before the Executive Engineer, PWD(Rural Roads) Division, Goalpara, on 20.01.2015 for consideration of his case for appointment on compassionate ground.

4. The case of the petitioner on being placed before the jurisdictional District Level Committee, on consideration, was recommended on 29.04.2015, for appointment against a Grade-IV vacancy so identified in the matter