HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 14768 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned State counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed seeking a direction to concerned authority to consider petitioner's application for compassionate appointment in terms of UP Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974. Prayer has also been made for payment of family pension, gratuity, GPF, dues of leave encashment, etc. to petitioner along with interest. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner's husband, late Chaman Singh passed away in service in the intervening night of 11th/12th February 2025 whereafter she made an application for compassionate appointment which is still pending consideration. 4. It is submitted that earlier petitioner's in-laws had also filed writ A No. 7520 of 2025 which was disposed of vide direction dated 16th July 2025 directing the authority concerned to pass appropriate orders by providing opportunity of hearing to present petitioner as well. It is submitted that subsequently in-laws filed another writ C No. 7683 of 2025 for service benefits including insurance scheme, etc. The matter was referred to mediation vide order dated 11th August 2025 which however has failed. 5. In the considered opinion of this court, grant of service and pensionary Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajeiu Kumar Tripathi, Bharat Lal Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Pooja Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) benefits of deceased is an aspect which is different from the aspect of consideration of compassionate appointment. In view of aforesaid, the prayers 2 and 3 made in the present writ petition shall be subject to final orders passed in writ C. No. 7683 of 2025. 6. With regard to prayer No.1 for providing compassionate appointment, the concerned authority is required to take a decision on the application of petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is served upon the said authority in the light of Rules 5 and 7 of UP Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 after affording opportunity of hearing all heirs of late Chaman Singh. 7. With further directions, the petition stands disposed of. December 18, 2025 prabhat WRIA No. 14768 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench