Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:4066 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 822 of 2025 Petitioner :- Puja Sriwastwa Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Irrigation And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Janardan Dixit Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Sri Janardan Dixit, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Chief Standing counsel for the respondents. 2. It has been submitted that father-in-law of the petitioner, namely Shailendra Kumar Srivastava was working on the post of Senior Clerk in Tube-Well Department and died during his service period on 16.1.2024 and is survived by Shivam Srivastava, Rishav Srivastava, who are the said to be his sons while Priyanshi Srivastava is the daughter and Mamta Srivastava is the wife. It is stated that the petitioner was dependent upon the deceased government servant and has moved application under Uttar Pradesh Recruitment of Dependents of the Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 for being granted compassionate appointment. A prayer has been made for consideration of her application dated 12.8.2024 and submits that the matter has to be decided by opposite party No.2 i.e. Superintending Engineer, Tube-well, Lucknow Division, Lucknow. 3. Learned Standing counsel does not oppose the prayer of the petitioner for due consideration of her application by opposite party No.2. 4. In light of he above, without commenting anything on the merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to opposite party No.2 to consider and decide the application of the petitioner dated 12.8.2024, as contained in Annexure No.5 to the writ petition, expeditiously, say within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is placed before him, in accordance with law by passing a reasoned and speaking order. While considering the said application he shall also give opportunity of hearing to other family members who are eligible for being granted compassionate appointment in view of Rule 7 of the Rules of 1974. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 22.1.2025/RKM. Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench