HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13364 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Prashant Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the respondents. Present petition is assailing the order dated 12/13.6.2024 passed by the respondent no.4 whereby the claim of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground has been rejected. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner's father was regular employee and was posted at Crop Research Centre Masodha/Faizabad of the respondent University and he died on 22.9.2023 whereafter the petitioner being legal heir applied for appointment on compassionate ground on 3.10.2024 and subequently, the order impugned dated 12/13.6.2025 has been passed rejecting the claim of the petitioner without showing any reason. He submitted that there is no dispute that the petitioner is son and legal heir of the decease employee and he is entitled for appointment on compassionate ground. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State-University has opposed the contention on facts but he has failed to refute the contention that without showing any reason, the order impugned dated 12/13.6.2025 has been passed; rejecting the claim of the petitioner. Upon considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, it is Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Balram Yadava Counsel for Respondent(s) : Prashant Kumar Singh, Prashant Kumar Singh Dinesh Kumar .....Petitioner(s) Acharya Narendra Dev University Agriculture Technology Thru. Vice Chancellor Ayodhya And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) apparent from the impugned order of rejection dated 12/13.6.2025 that no reason has been assigned for rejection of the claim of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground which goes against the first principle of law. Consequently, the order dated 12/13.6.2025 passed by the respondent no.4 is unsustainable in the eyes of law, which is hereby quashed. The petitioner is given liberty to move fresh representation while raising his claim of appointment before the Vice Chancellor- respondent no.2 within 15 days and if such claim is raised, the respondent no.2 is directed to consider and decide the same in accordance with law within further period of six weeks. With the aforesaid observations, present petition is allowed. November 20, 2025 Ram Murti WRIA No. 13364 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench