ANITA SHARMA v. MINI. OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE THRU. SECTT. NEW DELHI AND 3 OTHERS
WRIA/12429/2025 · 2025-10-17
Manish Mathur
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 12429 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, Mr. Anand Dwivedi, learned counsel for opposite parties 1, 3, and 4, and learned State counsel for opposite party No.2.
2. Petition has been filed seeking a direction to concerned authority to consider petitioner's application dated 27th September 2025 for compassionate appointment in terms of any scheme pertaining to same applicable upon the department.
3. It has been submitted that the petitioner's father, late Ramji Sharma,who was a driver in the office of Regional Director, Medical, Health and Family Welfare, Lucknow, passed away in harness on 4th December 2018 leaving behind the petitioner, her brother and her sister. It is submitted that the petitioner's brother filed an application for compassionate appointment but prior to its decision he passed away due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 20th April 2021 whereafter petitioner's mother also passed away on 9th February 2005. It is submitted that since petitioner has been left destitute, therefore the said application has been filed and is pending consideration.
4. Since petitioner's grievances would require consideration of factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioner to make a fresh representation before opposite party No. 3 i.e. Regional Director, Medical and Health and Family Welfare, Lucknow. In case such a representation is filed, the same is required to be decided expeditiously within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority.
5. The petition stands disposed of. October 17, 2025 prabhat Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Meva Lal Yadav, Harshita Gupta Counsel for Respondent(s) :
A.S.G.I., C.S.C. (Manish Mathur,J.) Anita Sharma .....Petitioner(s) Mini. Of Health And Family Welfare Thru. Sectt. New Delhi And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench