Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:42113 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7987 of 2025 Petitioner :- Purushottam Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anoop Vajpayee,Atul Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed challenging order dated 04.11.2024 whereby petitioner's application for compassionate appointment has been put on hold on the ground that since his application is beyond a period of five years from the date of demise of his father, such relaxation can only be granted by the State Government. 3. It is evident from the order dated 04.11.2024 that petitioner's application has neither been rejected nor allowed and the appointing authority while indicating the provision of law has also not forwarded petitioner's application to the State Government for consideration in terms of Paragraph 5 of the Government Order dated 27.09.2012. 4. In view thereof, opposite party no.3-District Commandant Homeguards, District Hardoi is directed to forward the petitioner's application to the State Government within a period of two weeks from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said authority. Once petitioner's application is forwarded to the State Government, opposite party no.1-State of U.P., Principal Secretary, Home Department, U.P. Civil Secretariat, Lucknow is directed to take a decision thereupon within a period of six weeks thereafter. 5. With the aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 23.7.2025 Renu/- Digitally signed by :- RENU AGARWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench