HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 14779 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard Sri Vinod Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Arun Pratap Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State, Sri Shailendra Singh Rajawat, learned counsel for the District Basic Education Officer and perused the record. The present writ petition has been filed with the following main relief :- "I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite parties specifically opposite party no. 2 to take appropriate decision on the application of the petitioner dated 23.11.2020 contained as Annexure No. 1 to this writ petition which was duly served in the office of opposite party no.2 for considering her appointment on the post of Assistant Teacher under Dying-In-Harness Rules being one of a dependent of the deceased employee namely Late Anita Singh who died while working on the post of Head Master on 05.01.2017 during her service period in Junior High School, Gangoli, Amethi, within stipulated time which this Hon'ble Court may deem just and proper in the circumstances of the case." Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner has moved an application on 23-11-2020 for claiming her appointment on compassionate ground, which is pending consideration as yet. He submitted that some report was also called for from the Block Education Officer and the same would have been given to the District Inspector of Schools, but, no decision has been Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vinod Kumar Singh, Anurag Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Shailendra Singh Rajawat Shalini Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Basic Edu. Lko And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) taken as yet. Therefore, submission is that the District Basic Education Officer, Amethi may be directed to consider and decide the claim of the petitioner, which has been raised vide application dated 23-11-2020, within the time prescribed by this court. Learned counsels appearing for the opposite parties have no objection to the contentions aforesaid. Be that as it may, without entering into the merit of the case, the opposite party no. 2/District Basic Education Officer, Amethi is directed to consider and decide the appointment of the petitioner on compassionate ground, which has been raised vide application dated 23-11-2020 within the period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him. With the aforesaid observations, the present writ petition is disposed of. December 18, 2025 AKS WRIA No. 14779 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench