HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 14146 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Since the matter is being decided at the admission stage, the notices to opposite parties no. 4 & 6 are hereby dispensed with. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Rajeev Kumar Singh Chauhan, learned counsel for the opposite parties no. 1 to 3 and 5. The present writ petition has been filed with the following main reliefs :- "(1) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents No-2 to 4 to consider the application of petitioner dated- 16.06.2025/25.06.2025 given by petitioner for regularisation of her husband Akash Deep Srivastava (dead) who was working as Lecturer (Economics) in Bhagwati Aadarsh Vidyalaya Inter Collage, Balrampur since 15.01.2000 Under Section-33-G of U.P. Secondary Education Service Selection Board Amended Act 2016, UP Act No-16 and died due to Covid-19 on-25.09.2020 contained in Annexure No-1 to the writ petition and then give family pension and other benefits accordingly. (II) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondent No-5 & 6 to consider the application of petitioner dated- 19.08.2025/23.08.2025 given for compassionate appointment Under Dying-n- Harness as per Section-103 to 107 of the Intermediate Education Act contained in Annexure No-2." Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shyam Mohan Pradhan Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Smt. Ritu Srivastava .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Secondary Education Lko. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Contention put forth by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the application has been submitted by the petitioner, who is the wife of the deceased, Akashdeep, for regularization of services of her husband on 25-06-2025, but no decision has been taken as yet. In addition, the request has been made for appointment of the petitioner under the Uttar Pradesh Recruitment of Dependants of Government Servants Dying-in-Harness, Rules, 1974. After the aforesaid arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble court may be pleased to direct the opposite parties no. 3/ Regional Joint Director of Education, Madhyamik, Ayodhya as well as opposite party no. 5/District Inspector of Schools, Balrampur to take a decision on the application of the petitioner dated 25-06-2025 within the stipulated period of time, as may be fixed by this court. Be that as it may, without entering into the merit of the case, the opposite parties no. 3/ Regional Joint Director of Education, Madhyamik, Ayodhya as well as opposite party no. 5/District Inspector of Schools, Balrampur are directed to take a decision on the application of the petitioner dated 25-06-2025 within the period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before them while associating all the stakeholders; in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is hereby disposed of. December 9, 2025 AKS WRIA No. 14146 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench