HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 14661 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the authority concerned to consider petitioner's application for compassionate appointment in terms of Rule 24 of Uttar Pradesh Recruitment of Dependants of Government Servants Dying-in-Harness Rules, 1974. 3. It has been submitted that mother of the petitioner passed away in harness on 06.02.2021, whereafter petitioner attained majority on 09.03.2023 and has filed applications on 12.07.2024, 13.02.2025 and 30.05.2025 which are still pending consideration. 4. In view of prayer being made, opposite party No.2, i.e., Director General, Uttar Pradesh, Directorate of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Rajya Gram Vikas Sansthan, Bakshi-ka-Talab, Lucknow or any other competent authority is directed to decide the applications preferred by the petitioner for compassionate appointment, expeditiously, within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is served upon the said authority. Petitioner shall annexe copies of applications for compassionate appointment along with a certified copy of this order. 5. With the aforesaid direction(s), petition stands disposed of. December 17, 2025 lakshman Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arvind Kumar, Pramod Kumar Khare, Rachna Shukla, Ramraj, Shreyansh Chandra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Manish Mathur,J.) Neha .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Gram Vikas Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- LAKSHMANA KUMAR TAMMANA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench