JUDGMENT :

N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR, J.

1. Heard Mr. S.I. Akand, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R. Dhar, learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent nos. 1 to 4 and Mr. P. Nayak, learned Standing Counsel BTC appearing for the respondent nos. 5 to 8.

2. The petitioner in the present proceeding has prayed for a direction upon the respondent authorities to consider his case for appointment on compassionate grounds against any vacant post available in the department.

3. The brief facts requisite for adjudication of the issue arising in the present proceeding is noticed as under:

The father of the petitioner late Gauri Bhusan Chetia, while working as a Grade-IV employee (Peon) in the establishment of the Executive Engineer, Sivasagar Rural Division, Sivasagar, had died in harness on 19.09.2011. The petitioner, accordingly, submitted an application praying for consideration of his case for appointment on compassionate grounds. The said application of the petitioner was placed before the jurisdictional District Level Committee (DLC) in its meeting held on 12.06.2012. The jurisdictional DLC, on consideration of the case of the petitioner, recommended his case for a