Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010116842025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case : WP(C)/3129/2025 LAKSHMI RANI DAS W/O- LATE UPENDRA CHANDRA DAS VILL.- DHOLAI MOLAI PART-VI P.O. DHOLAI P.S. KATLICHERRA DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 2:THE CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE (SLC) FOR APPOINTMENT ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE AND D.M. DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 4:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PERSONNEL (B) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 5:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM Page No.# 2/3 REVENUE AND D.M. DEPARTMENT ASSAM SECRETARIAT (CIVIL) DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 6:THE JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE AND D.M. (L.R.) DEPARTMENT ASSAM SECRETARIAT (CIVIL) DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 7:THE SETTLEMENT OFFICER CACHAR AND HAILAKANDI DISTRICT SILCHAR ASSAM 8:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CACHAR SILCHAR-CUM- CHAIRMAN DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE CACHAR SILCHAR. 9:THE DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS ETC ASSAM RUPNAGAR GUWAHATI-32. ------------ Advocate for : MS. S B CHOUDHURY Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : 10-12-2025 Heard Ms. S.B. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Ms. M. Bhattacharjee, learned Addl. Sr. Govt. Advocate, Assam appearing for the State and Mr. J. Handique, learned standing counsel, Revenue Department, Assam. Ms. S.B. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in terms of a Page No.# 3/3 notice dated 30-08-2025 issued by the authorities, requiring submission of application for consideration under the compassionate appointment scheme, the petitioner has already applied in pursuance, thereof, and his case is presently pending consideration. It is to be noted that in the present case recommendation was made in favour of the petitioner by the District Level Committee (SLC), however, the same was not considered by the State Level Committee (SLC) and during the pendency of the same the SLC was abolished by the respondent authorities vide issuance of an Office Memorandum dated 18-09-2024. In view of the above position, the petitioners having already applied in pursuance to the said notice dated 30-08-2025, this Court is of the considered view that no further adjudication would be called for in the present writ petition. The case of the petitioners would be considered on its own merit in the light of the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of State of W.B. Vs. Debabrata Tiwari & Ors. reported in 2023 SCC OnLine(SC) 219. With the above observations, the present writ petition stands closed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant