JUDGMENT :

N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR, J.

Heard Ms. N. Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. Dilip Mazumdar, learned Addl. Advocate General, Assam, assisted by Mr. R. Dhar, learned Addl. Senior Government Advocate; appearing on behalf of all the respondents.

2. The petitioner, herein, by way of instituting the present proceeding, has presented a challenge to the decision arrived at by the State Level Committee in its meeting held on 19.12.2011, towards rejecting his case for appointment on compassionate ground.

3. As projected in the writ petition, the father of the petitioner Late th Pradip Das, while working as a Cook in the 11 Assam Police Bn., Dergaon, had died-in-harness on 19.07.2007. At the time of the death of his father in harness, the petitioner was aged about 17 years and accordingly, he could not submit any application immediately for appointment on compassionate ground. Thereafter, the petitioner, acquired his HSLC certificate and Higher Secondary Arts Examination in the year 2008 and 2010, respectively, submitted an application in the year 2010, itself, before the competent authority praying for consideratio