Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:1919 Court No. - 17 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 249 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shalini Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Animal Husbandary Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. The present writ petition has been filed with the following prayers: "(i) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS commanding the opposite parties to provide the compensate appointment to the petitioner on class-3 post under the Dying in Harness Rules expeditiously as early as possible as the matter is pending since 28.07.2023 before the opposite party No.5 who is the appointing authority of the husband of the petitioner, in the interest of justice. (ii) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS commanding the opposite parties specially the opposite party No.5 to compensate appointment under the Dying in Harness Rules as admittedly the same is pending before him since 28.07.2023." Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that after the demise of husband of the petitioner, who expired on 9.6.2023 while working on the post of Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari, the petitioner has made a representation dated 04.07.2023 for compassionate appointment under Dying-in-Harness Rules to the Respondent No.5 i.e Additional Director, Grade-2, Animal Husbandry Department, Ayodhya Region Ayodhya, but till date no decision has been taken. After arguing at length, learned counsel for the petitioner has confined his prayer only to the extent that a direction may be given to the Respondent No.5 to take decision on the representation of the petitioner dated 04.07.2023. Learned Standing counsel has no objection in case any such direction to the respondent is issued to decide petitioner's representation. In view of the above, without entering into merits of the case and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, Respondent No.5 i.e Additional Director, Grade-2, Animal Husbandry Department, Ayodhya Region Ayodhya is directed to consider and decide the petitioner's representation dated 04.07.2023 in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date certified copy of this order is served. With the aforesaid, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 10.1.2025 S. Kumar Digitally signed by :- SANTOSH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench