Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:131670 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 11026 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dharmendra Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar,K.R. Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for expeditious disposal of his claim for compassionate appointment on Group 'D' post as his father has died in harness on 20th August, 2023 while working with the respondent establishment. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection in the event petitioner's application is directed to be disposed of in accordance with law. In the given facts and circumstances of the case, I consider the legal position emerging out of the judgment of this Court in the case of Malaya Nanda Sethy v. State of Orissa and others, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 684, wherein the Supreme Court has held that in matters of compassionate appointment wherein immediacy of appointment is the hallmark behind the object of the compassionate appointment, I hereby dispose of this petition with a direction to the respondent No.- 4 to immediately dispose of the pending claim of compassionate appointment of the petitioner in his representation/ application dated 18th April, 2023 within a maximum period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. It is further provided that in the event petitioner's claim is found to be rightful and genuine, he shall be offered compassionate appointment within a further period of six weeks. Order Date :- 5.8.2025 Atmesh Digitally signed by :- ATMESH KESARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ATMESH KESARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad