HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 12186 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State counsel for opposite parties. 2. The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to authorities concerned to consider petitioner’s appointment on compassionate basis in terms of The U.P. Recruitment of Dependants of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 since petitioner's husband late Jokhe Kumar passed away in harness on 08.08.2023. 3. It is submitted that in view of financial difficulties being faced, petitioner filed an application dated 05.04.2024 before authorities which is still pending consideration. 4. Learned State counsel on the basis of instructions submits that petitioner has not yet supplied a Succession Certificate due to which the aforesaid application could not be decided. 5. Upon consideration of submissions advanced by learned counsel for parties and perusal of material on record, it does not appear that there is any challenge to the petitioner being heir of the deceased employee, at this stage. In view thereof, the application is required to be decided in terms of provisions of the Rule of 1974 without insisting on submissions of any Succession Certificate. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Neelam Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Urmila .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Forest Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) 6. Considering aforesaid facts, opposite party no.2 i.e. The Deputy Director, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Palia Kala, Lakhimpur Kheri is directed to decide petitioner's application for compassionate appointment expeditiously within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority. Concerned authority shall also consider grant of service and post retiral benefits of deceased employee to petitioner within the same time period. 7. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. October 15, 2025 Subodh/- WRIA No. 12186 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench