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2025 DAILYLAW 93183 (ALL)

SRINARAYAN v. UNION OF INDIA AND 4 OTHERS

WRIA/13369/2025 · 2025-09-08

Ajit Kumar

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 13369 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Ashutosh Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ankur Goel, learned panel counsel for the respondents. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, petitioner has sought to question the order dated 28.05.2025 passed by Commandant, Group Centre, CRPF Prayagraj Presiding Officer, Compassionate Appointment Board as well as order passed by the appellate authority dated 23.06.2025 whereby his claim for compassionate appointment on the post of Constable (GD) has been rejected on the ground that the petitioner could not run in the physical standard test which was held. 3. He however submits that petitioner is ready to be given any other suitable post by way of compassionate appointment and according to him he has now applied for the post of cook. It is therefore, now contended that in Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashutosh Kumar Gupta, Avinash, Bhriguram Ji, Laxmi Shankar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Ankur Goyal Srinarayan .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) view of the fresh application made by him for compassionate appointment as a cook, his claim may be considered and disposed of accordingly. 4. Sri Ankur Goel, learned panel counsel for the respondents submits that vacancy position has already been notified by the department on 28.06.2025 and in the event petitioner apply against the relevant post, the same shall be considered and dispose of in accordance with law. 5. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with direction to the respondent no.5 to consider the claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment on the post of cook or such other suitable post as it may consider appropriate. 6. It is expected that appropriate decision shall be taken by the authority within a period of two months of production of certified copy of this order in the light of the judgment in the case of Malya Nanda Shetty v. State of Orissa and others vide Civil Appeal No.4103 of 2022. September 9, 2025 Deepika WRIA No. 13369 of 2025 2 (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad