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2025 DAILYLAW 100146 (ALL)

KAMLESH SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIA/14447/2025 · 2025-09-22

Ajit Kumar

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14447 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. Heard Sri Vinayak Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. By means of present petition filed under Article 226 of the constitution, petitioner has prayed for a writ in the nature of mandamus to command respondent no. 3 to decide pending application of the petitioner on 16.11.2023 seeking compassionate appointment for her husband dying-in- harness on 8th July, 2020 while working as Safaikarmi in Panchayat Raj Department, Bareilly. It is contended that after moving application on 16.11.2023, petitioner subsequently also moved application on 7.7.2025, 8.8.2025 by way of reminder, but no decision has been taken in the matter till date. Sri P.K.Mishra, learned Standing Counsel has no objection in the event petitioner's application for compassionate appointment is directed to be considered and disposed of by means of reasoned and speaking order . In such above view of the matter, I dispose of this petition with direction to respondent no. 3 to look into and consider the representation of the petitioner dated 16.11.2023 seeking compassionate appointment and dispose of the same in the light of judgment of Supreme Court in the case of Malaya Nanda Sethy v. State of Orissa and Others, 2022 SCC Online SC 684, within a period of two months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. Further it is hereby provided Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashok Kumar Tiwari, Sr. Advocate, Vinayak Varma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Kamlesh Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) that if petitioner's claim is found to be rightful and genuine, he can be offered compassionate appointment within a further period of six weeks. September 23, 2025 Sanjeev WRIA No. 14447 of 2025 2 (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- SANJEEV RANJAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad