HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 10842 of 2025 Court No. - 8 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed seeking a direction to concerned authority to consider petitioner's application for appointment on compassionate basis in terms of the U.P. Recruitment of Dependants of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 considering the fact that petitioner's father, late Om Prakash, passed away in harness on 30th August 2012. 3. Since more than five years have passed from the date of death of petitioner's father and the power of condonation is provided only in terms of proviso to Rule 5 of U.P. Recruitment of Dependants of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 to be exercised by the state government, the opposite party No. 1 i.e. Principal Secretary, Home Deprtment, Civil Secretariat, Lucknow is directed to decide petitioner's application for compassionate appointment expeditiously within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority. The petitioner shall annex a copy of the application for compassionate appointment along with certified copy of this order. 4. The petition stands disposed of. September 16, 2025 prabhat Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vijay Kumar Shukla, Rakesh Kumar, Surendra Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Manish Mathur,J.) Prem Nath .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench