HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 15189 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Vijay Vikram Singh, learned counsel for State-respondents. Notice to respondent no. 2 is hereby dispensed with. Instant petition has been filed with following prayers:- "(1) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding to the Opposite Parties to consider the appointment of petitioner under U.P. Recruitment of Dependants of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 as the application for appointment of petitioner is pending since 16.12.2025 (contained as Annexure No. 1) within stipulated period of time, in the interest of justice. (ii) Issue the other Writ, Order or Direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice. (iii) Allow the writ petition with costs in favour of the petitioner." The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that husband of the petitioner was employee in the respondent no. 2 department and he died in harness. He submitted that dying in harness rules 1974 is applicable in the department of respondent no. 2, but the claim of the petitioner with respect to the appointment under the Rules 1974 has not been considered as yet. He submitted that the petitioner has made an application on 16.12.2025 which is pending consideration. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State submits that the petitioner is approaching after 10 years of the death of her husband, Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vinod Kumar, Prabhakar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Deep Mala .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Housing And Urban Planning Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) therefore, this is bard by the limitation. Be that as it may, without entering into the merit of the case, the respondent no. 2/Manager(Administration), Committee for Management, Security and Maintenance of Monuments, Museums, Institutions, Parks and Gardens etc., Lucknow, is hereby directed to consider and decide the representation dated 16.12.2025, within period of eight weeks, in accordance with law, from the date, a certified copy of this order is produced before him. With the aforesaid observations, the instant petition is disposed of. December 19, 2025 Mayank WRIA No. 15189 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- MAYANK PRATAP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench