Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:6845 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1385 of 2025 Petitioner :- Raoshan Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Guards Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Sri Ajay Pandey, learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for respondents. 2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that husband of the petitioner Late Shakeel Ahmad was employed as a Home Guard (Volunteer) in Home Guards Company-5, Harchandpur, Raebareli and died during his services on 23.02.2023. 3. The son of the petitioner is suffering from dysphonia and is under treatment and in the aforesaid circumstances the petitioner had moved an application on 08.08.2023 on compassionate grounds. It was stated that the petitioner fulfills all the eligibility conditions including the fact that she has passed High School. 4. Considering the application of the petitioner, she was called for a physical test on 07.09.2024 where her height was found to be 151 c.m. which is below the prescribed height for a home guard according to the relevant service rules. Subsequently she has undergone various exercises and now her height reached 152 c.m. and now she is being eligible for being appointment in the home guard and in the above circumstances, has prayed for a suitable direction to respondent No. 3/District Commandant Home Guards, Raebareli, U.P. to consider the candidature of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders. 5. Learned Standing Counsel does not object to the prayer made by learned counsel for petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No. 3/District Commandant Home Guards, Raebareli, U.P. to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 11.11.2024 expeditiously, say, within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him in accordance with law. 7. In case the petitioner is again not found eligible to be appointed as Home Guard (Volunteer) then the respondents may also consider for her appointment on any other suitable post where the criteria of height may not be necessary. 8. With the aforesaid observations / directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 31.1.2025 Ravi/ Digitally signed by :- RAVI SHANKAR SRIVASTAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench