Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:85257 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6630 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mst. Madhuri Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Babu Lal Ram,Pramod Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Sudhir Bharti Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Heard Sri Babu Lal Ram, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Sudhir Bharti, learned counsel for the respondent and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding respondent no.2 to decide the claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment which has remained pending consideration ever since 19.10.2024. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the husband of petitioner died in harness while working as rozgar sewak with establishment-respondent no.4 on 23.11.2023 and therefore, the petitioner is in dire need of compassionate appointment. It is submitted that Supreme Court in the case of Malya Nanda Shetty v. State of Orissa and others vide Civil Appeal No.4103 of 2022 has observed that such applications seeking compassionate appointment should positively be decided within a period of six months of presentation before the competent authority. 4. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with direction to the District Magistrate, Gorakhpur is directed to act immediately upon claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment and decide the same within a period of six weeks of presentation of certified copy of this order. 5. In the event petitioner's claim is found to be rightful and genuine, he shall be provided compassionate appointment within a period of two weeks of the decision taken by the authority. Order Date :- 21.5.2025 Deepika Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad