HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 15069 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Prakhar Nigam learned counsel for the opposite party no. 1,Sri Tushar Kant Mishra, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and perused the records. The present writ petition has been filed with the following main relief:- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite party no.2 to consider the application dated 28.10.2025 submitted by the petitioner for applied under as per Dying-in-Harness Rules 1974 within time as directed by this Hon'ble Court." Contention put forth by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner's mother was working in the respondent-department and she died in harness in the month of April,2025, whereafter, the petitioner applied for his appointment under the Uttar Pradesh Recruitment of Dependants of Government Servants Dying-in- Harness Rules, 1974, which is pending consideration. She submitted that the interest of justice would be sub-served if the opposite party no. 2 may be directed to consider and decide the application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment dated 28-10-2025 within the period prescribed by this court. Learned counsel for the opposite parties have no objection to the contentions aforesaid. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Deepti Gupta, Upendra Maurya Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Tushar Kant Mishra Ravi Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Medical And Health, Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) Be that as it may, without entering into the merits of the case, the opposite party no. 2/Municipal Commissioner, Nagar Nigam Ayodhya, is directed to consider and decide the claim of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground under the Uttar Pradesh Recruitment of Dependants of Government Servants Dying-in-Harness Rules, 1974, as claimed vide application dated 28-10-2025 within the period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him, after hearing all the stakeholders in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observations, the present writ petition is disposed of. December 19, 2025 AKS WRIA No. 15069 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench