Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:18497 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3546 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jay Prakash Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Energy New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vivek Kumar Singh,Shashi Kant Kushwaha Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Prashant Singh Atal Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Shri Vivek Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Notice for opposite party No.1 has been accepted by the office of Deputy Solicitor General of India. Shri Prashant Singh Atal, learned counsel put in appearance on behalf of opposite parties No. 2 & 3. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- " (i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding to opposite parties particularly The Chairman/Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and Senior Deputy G.M. (H.R.) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited to take final decision and pass appropriate order in respect of the representation dated 27.02.2025. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the opposite parties to take decision/decide the representation dated 27.02.2025 sent by the petitioner regarding the compassionate appointment under the Dying-in- harness Rules, and direct to the opposite parties to appoint the petitioner on any post (as per his qualification) which are lying vacant in the department." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of his grievance, the petitioner has preferred representation dated 27.02.2025 (Annexure No. 1) to the competent authority but to no avail. He has further submitted that the petitioner is ready to prefer a fresh representation to the Competent Authority, therefore, he may be permitted to prefer a fresh representation to the opposite party No.2 i.e., Chairman/Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, Lucknow and a direction may be issued to him to consider and decide the said representation of the petitioner with expedition. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection if direction for disposal of the said representation is issued. 5. Therefore, in view of the above, without entering into merits of the issue, I hereby dispose of this petition finally at the admission stage giving liberty to the petitioner to prefer a fresh representation to the opposite party No.2 i.e., the Chairman/Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, Lucknow ventilating his grievance taking all pleas and grounds which are available with him enclosing therewith the copy of his earlier representation, if any, which are necessary for disposal of the representation within a period of fifteen days from today and if such representation is preferred by the petitioner within the aforesaid stipulated time, the authority concerned shall consider and dispose of the same strictly, by speaking and reasoned order in accordance with law after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, if it is so required, with expedition preferably, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order and the decision thereof shall be intimated to the petitioner forthwith. Order Date :- 3.4.2025 Reena/- (Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- REENA KANNAUJIYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench