Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:89150 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5377 of 2025 Petitioner :- Manish Kumar Sagar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Syed Wajid Ali Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Shri Manu Saxena, learned counsel has entered appearance on behalf of the respondent. The father of the petitioner was a permanent employee of Nagar Panchayat, Hastinapur and died in harness on 10.11.2024. An application for grant of appointment on compassionate ground was submitted by the petitioner but to no avail. The only prayer made by Shri Syed Wajid Ali, learned counsel for the petitioner is that the representation of the petitioner for grant of appointment on compassionate grounds may be decided within a stipulated period of time. Shri Manu Saxena, learned counsel for the respondent submits that the matter requires determination of facts by the competent authority in light of the applicable provisions of law in the first instance. However, he fairly contends that the claim for compassionate grounds appointment is liable to be decided by the competent authority in a reasonable time frame. In wake of the submissions made at the Bar and without going into the merits of the case, the respondent authority is directed to decide the claim of the petitioner for grant of appointment on compassionate grounds strictly in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with a fresh copy of the representation. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 26.5.2025 Vandit Digitally signed by :- VANDIT AGRAWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VANDIT AGRAWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad