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HARIKESH BHADUR SINGH v. DIRECTOR MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ALLAHABAD AND ANOTHER

WRIA/16233/2019 · 2025-09-07

Donadi Ramesh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16233 of 2019 Court No. - 38 HON'BLE DONADI RAMESH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. The present writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs: "(i). Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for an appointment on the compassionate ground. (ii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus to appoint the petitioner according to the memorandum dated 05.09.2016." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that though the father of the petitioner died on 08.10.2016 and he moved an application for appointment on compassionate ground on 06.01.2017 and further on 16.09.2019 but the respondents did not consider the same. Hence the present writ petition. 4. After notice, the respondents filed counter affidavit. Based on the orders passed by this Court in Writ-A No.380 of 2024 on 25.01.2024, pending applications were considered as against four vacancies. As there were four posts, the respondents considered the applications on merit, the petitioner stood after serial no.4, hence the respondents considered and appointed four persons and the petitioner's appointment was directed to be considered in future vacancy. Whenever the appointments are taken place on compassionate ground, the petitioner's case would be considered. 5. Considering the submissions made, the present writ petition is disposed of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajesh Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : Rajan Upadhyay, Shivendu Ojha Harikesh Bhadur Singh .....Petitioner(s) Director Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology Allahabad And Another .....Respondent(s) with the directions to the respondents to consider the application made by the petitioner and pass speaking orders within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order, if required, by giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the same shall be communicated to the petitioner. September 8, 2025 rkg WRIA No. 16233 of 2019 2 (Donadi Ramesh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad