JUDGMENT :

SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI, J.

1. The instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed challenging, inter alia the rejection of the case of petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground.

2. The projected case of the petitioner, in a nutshell is that her father, Horendra Nath Gogoi, who was working as Assistant Teacher at Rampur MV School in the district of Lakhimpur and had died in harness on 19.04.2016. The petitioner, who claims to be eligible, had applied for appointment on compassionate ground on 20.06.2016. However, the District Level Committee (DLC), Lakhimpur was not considering the same and was deferring such consideration. The petitioner claims that she had again approached the DEEO, Lakhimpur and was informed that her application was not traceable.

3. I have heard Shri S.U. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner. I have also heard Shri B. Deuri, learned State Counsel and Shri B. Talukdar, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the non- consideration of the candidature of the petitioner is unreasonable and arbitrary. It is contended that the application for compassiona