September 16, 2026 (19) ARDR WPA 1345 of 2026 Suniti Mondal Vs. The State of West Bengal & ors. Adv. Sourav Mondal, Adv. Arijit Bhuiya, Adv. Rony Mondal, Adv. Debarghyo Sil, …for the petitioner. Adv. Madhu Jana, Adv. Puja Sonkar, …for the State. Further report submitted by the State is taken on record. It appears from the report that pursuant to the application for compassionate appointment submitted by the petitioner in prescribed format, a three member committee conducted physical field level enquiry, assessed the financial and socio economic circumstances of the family and expressed its satisfaction regarding economic hardship faced by the family. The report confirms that the petitioner has been able to fulfill all eligibility criteria for being appointed on compassionate ground. Learned counsel for the State submits that the issue has been sent by the Block Development Officer, Namkhana to the District Panchayat and Rural Development Officer, South 24 Parganas, being the 9th respondent herein, for taking necessary steps. In view of the fact that the petitioner fulfills all the eligibility criteria for being appointed on compassionate ground and also, since the issue is pending from 2017, the 2 9th respondent is directed to take necessary steps for appointment of the petitioner in terms of the relevant rules within eight weeks from the date of communication of this order subject to the petitioner complying with all requisite formalities. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the petition are deemed not to have been admitted. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Suvra Ghosh, J.)