JUDGMENT :

N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR, J.

1. Heard Mr. B.K. Das, 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 jurisdictional District Level Committee in its meeting held on 21.08.2019, towards rejecting his case for appointment on compassionate ground on account of late submission of the application by the petitioner, herein.

3. As projected in the writ petition, the father of the petitioner Late Abhinash Ch. Das, while working as an Office Peon in the establishment of Joint Director, Agriculture Department, Assam, Silchar, had died-in-harness on 20.10.2004. The petitioner in pursuance of the death of his father in harness, submitted an application on 25.01.2005, before the competent authority praying for consideration of his case for appointment on compassionate ground. The case of the petitioner not being placed before the jurisdictional District Level Committee for consideration of his ca