Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:80608 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 15737 of 2022 Petitioner :- Smt Sunita Sharma Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Abhishek Pandey,Jitendra Nath Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Usha Srivastava,Vinod Kumar Srivastava Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Lal Bahadur Yadav, advocate holding brief of Sri Vinod Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the respondent no.4 and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The present writ petition is filed with the following prayer: "1. allow the petition and issue a Writ of mandamus directing respondent authorities for my compassionate appointment immediately in accordance with the law. 2. award the cost to petition and may impose exemplary penalties against the authorities for their willful negligence who are misleading and delaying the aforementioned application." 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is a married daughter of the deceased employee and her case is covered by the judgment of this Court in Vimla Srivastava vs. State of U.P. and another, 2016 (1) ALJ 678. Application of the petitioner dated 08.10.2021 for compassionate appointment is pending consideration before the respondent no.2. The direction may be issued for expeditious disposal of the same. 4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that application of petitioner would be decided in a time bound manner. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is hereby directed that Application of the petitioner dated 08.10.2021 pending before respondent No.2- Director of Education (Shiksha Nidasak), Prayagraj, U.P., be decided expeditiously preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. 6. It is clarified that this Court has not decided the issue on merits and the authorities concerned shall independently apply its mind and pass order in accordance with law. 7. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 15.5.2025 S.Prakash Digitally signed by :- SHASHI PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad