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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14522 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. Heard Sri Noor Alam Ansari, learned Advocate holding brief of Sri Sayyed Kashif Abbas Rizvi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Gaurav Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for expeditious disposal of his representation dated 4th March, 2025 moved for compassionate appointment as his father has died in harness on 15th October, 2024 while working with the respondent establishment. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection in the event petitioner's application is directed to be disposed of in accordance with law. In the given facts and circumstances of the case, I consider the legal position emerging out of the judgment of this Court in the case of Malaya Nanda Sethy v. State of Orissa and others, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 684, wherein the Supreme Court has held that in matters of compassionate appointment wherein immediacy of appointment is the hallmark behind the object of the compassionate appointment, I hereby dispose of this petition with a direction to the respondent No.- 3 to immediately dispose of the pending claim of compassionate appointment of the petitioner raised in his representation/ application dated 4th March, 2025 positively within a maximum period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. It is further provided that in the event petitioner's claim is found to be rightful and genuine, he shall be offered compassionate appointment within a further period of 30 days. September 24, 2025 Atmesh Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sayyed Kashif Abbas Rizvi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Ajit Kumar,J.) Sachin Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- ATMESH KESARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad