Smt. Manju Lata Mishra v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 18281 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt. Manju Lata Mishra Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vinay Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead Ms. Swati Mishra wife of late Shivam Mishra as respondent no. 4 forthwith. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondents to consider her claim for compassionate appointment. It transpires that the respondent no. 4 is the legally wedded wife of late Shivam Mishra who was son of Smt. Manju Lata Mishra, the present petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel submits that the compassionate appointment is to be offered in the first instance to the widow of the employee and the petitioner's case can only come in the circumstances, wife refuses to accept compassionate appointment. Be that as it may, since now the matter is engaging attention of Chief Development Officer, Pilibhit on account of petitioner setting up her claim for compassionate appointment, this petition stands disposed of with direction to respondent no. 2 to put respondent no. 4 Smt. Swati Mishra wife of late Shivam Mishra to notice and afford proper opportunity of hearing to both the parties and then pass the order disposing of the matter of compassionate appointment claimed by the petitioner in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Needless to add that the order to be passed by the competent authority, as directed herein above, shall be reasoned and speaking one. Order Date :- 31.10.2023/IrfanUddin High Court of Judicature at Allahabad