Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010117742025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3114/2025 SONTOSH PAUL S/O- LATE RAKKHAL CHANDRA PAUL, R/O- RAMKRISHNA NAGAR, P.O- RAMKRISHNA NAGAR, DIST- KARIMGANJ, ASSAM VERSUS THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM, PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06 2:THE DIRECTOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPARTMENT ASSAM GUWAHATI-03 3:THE STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE REP BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT OF ASSAM GUWAHATI-06 ASSAM 4:THE DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE CACHAR FOR COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN/DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CACHAR P.O P.S AND DIST.-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788001 Page No.# 2/3 5:THE DIRECTOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPARTMENT ASSAM 6:THE DISTRICT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY OFFICER P.O AND P.S- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788001 7:THE OFFICER IN CHARGE INTENSIVE CATTLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SILCHAR GHUNGOOR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-78800 Advocate for the Petitioner : MS A BEGUM, MR. JUNM LASKAR,MR. A M BARBHUIYA,MS S R MAZARBHUIYA Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : 10-12-2025 Heard Mr. A.M. Barbhuiya, 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 Mr. A.M. Barbhuiya, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in terms of a notice dated 30-08-2025 issued by the authorities, requiring submission of application for consideration under the compassionate appointment scheme, the petitioner has already Page No.# 3/3 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