HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15358 of 2025 Court No. - 34 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri B.K. Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri Jitendra Prasad, learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The case of the writ petitioner is that she is the second wife of the deceased Late Amarjeet Yadav, who was working as a Class IV employee in the office of the Executive Engineer, Division-II, Deoria, and who died in harness on 24.08.2024. 3. The petitioner claims that her marriage with the deceased was solemnized on 23.05.2012, following the death of his first wife on 19.04.2011. It is also stated that proceedings under Section 125 Cr.P.C. and Section 498A IPC are pending. 4. The claim of the petitioner is that she is entitled to be considered for compassionate appointment under the Dying-in-Harness Rules. 5. The prayer in the present writ petition is for a direction to Respondent No. 2 to provide employment to the petitioner under the relevant rules. 6. Learned Standing Counsel, however, submits that the status of the petitioner as the legally wedded wife is under cloud and further, the legal heirs or children of the first wife have not been impleaded in the present petition. 7. Considering the submissions made across the bar, the writ petition stands disposed of with the following terms: Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Brijesh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Babali Devi .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) (a) The writ petitioner shall submit a comprehensive representation, along with a self-attested copy of the writ petition and certified copy of this order, before Respondent No. 2 by 07.11.2025. (b) Upon receipt of the same, Respondent No. 2 shall issue notice to the writ petitioner as well as to the legal heirs of the first wife. (c) The complete address and contact details of the legal heirs of the first wife shall be provided by the petitioner to Respondent No. 2 to facilitate proper service of notice. (d) After conducting a proper inquiry and determining the entitlement of the competing claimants, a reasoned and speaking order shall be passed by the competent authority within a period of four months thereafter. October 14, 2025 S.A. WRIA No. 15358 of 2025 2 (Vikas Budhwar,J.) Digitally signed by :- SALMAN AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad