HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15923 of 2026 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel representing State-respondents and perused the record on board. 2. This writ petition has been filed, inter alia, seeking the following reliefs: "I. Issue a, writ, order or direction in the nature mandamus directing the Respondents issue compassionate appointment under Dying in Harness on suitable post due to death of his mother during her service period. II. Issue a, writ, order or direction in the nature mandamus directing the Respondents to decide the application dated 18/08/2026 with in stipulated period." 3. The petitioner has raised grievance regarding appointment on compassionate grounds. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner's mother died in harness on 02.10.2023 while serving as Class-IV employees. The representation submitted by the petitioner seeking compassionate appointment has been rejected by the order dated 10.08.2026 (Annexure No. 12) on the ground that Class-IV employees are being employed through outsourcing agency. However, it was left open to the petitioner to move an appropriate application for appointment through outsourcing agency. It has been submitted that the subsequent application moved by the petitioner pursuant to the order dated 10.08.2026 has not yet been decided by the competent authority. 5. Sri Om Prakash Mishra, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashutosh Mishra, Shailendra Kumar Ojha Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Om Prakash Mishra Jitesh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 2 to 4 submits that the claim of the petitioner for appointment through outsourcing agency can be more appropriately redressed by the Chief Engineer (respondent No. 2), and he has no objection, in case, a direction is issued for expeditious disposal of a fresh representation to be moved by the petitioner within such stipulated period as may be directed by this Court. 6. In this conspectus, as above, no useful purpose would be served by keeping this matter pending. Therefore, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition, without making any observation on the merits of the case, with liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh representation, pursuant to the order dated 10.08.2026 (Annexure No. 12), before the Chief Engineer (respondent No. 2), ventilating his grievance, as averred in the present writ petition, within a period of three weeks from today, along with a certified copy of this order and a self attested copy of the present writ petition, and, in turn, he shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably, within a period of three months from the date of production of such representation. 7. With the aforesaid observation, present writ petition is disposed of. September 30, 2026 vinay WRIA No. 15923 of 2026 2 (Dinesh Pathak,J.) Digitally signed by :- VINAY KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad