JUDGMENT :

N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR, J.

1. Heard Mr. M.J. Baruah, 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; and Ms. M. Kalita, learned standing counsel, PHED; appearing on behalf of their respective respondents.

2. The petitioner, herein, by way of instituting the present proceeding, has prayed for a direction upon the respondent authorities for effecting appointment in respect of the petitioner on compassionate ground in terms of the recommendations made by the jurisdictional District Level Committee. The petitioner has further prayed for a review of the decision of the State Level Committee so arrived at in respect of the application so submitted by her in its meeting held on 21.11.2015.

3. As projected in the writ petition, the husband of the petitioner Late Sanjib Narayan Das while working as a Junior Engineer in the establishment of the Executive Engineer, PHED, Dhubri Division, Dhubri, had died-in-harness on 08.10.2010. The petitioner in pursuance of the death of her husband in harness, submitted an application on 06.01.2011, before the competent authori