Smt Manorama Pal v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 36 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 14539 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt Manorama Pal Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shailendra Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ajeet Singh Hon'ble Manjive Shukla,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Respondent No.1 as well as Sri Ajeet Singh, learned counsel appearing for the Respondents No. 2 and 3.

¶2Facts of the case, in brief, are that husband of the petitioner while working on the post of Assistant Teacher in Primary School Baraur-II Malsa, Kanpur Dehat, died in harness on

24.2.2017. Petitioner has submitted an application for compassionate appointment in place of her husband on

30.4.2017 and thereafter has also submitted a reminder on

7.8.2023.

¶3Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that till date application submitted by the petitioner for her compassionate appointment has not been considered and decided, though it is well settled proposition of law through catena of judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme Court that application seeking compassionate appointment must be considered and decided on urgent basis.

¶4On the other hand, Sri Ajeet Singh, learned counsel appearing for the Respondents No. 2 and 3 though has opposed the writ petition but could not satisfy the court as to for what reason till date application filed by the petitioner for her compassionate appointment has not been considered and decided.

¶5Sri Ajeet Singh, learned counsel appearing for the Respondents No. 2 and 3 has further submitted that ends of justice would be served if a direction is issued by this court to Respondent No.2 to consider and decide the petitioner's application for compassionate appointment within a fixed time frame.

¶6In view of the aforesaid submissions advanced by the learned counsels appearing for the parties, this writ petition is finally disposed of with direction to Respondent No.2 to consider and decide petitioner's case for compassionate appointment within a period of two months from the date of service of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 1.11.2023 Salim High Court of Judicature at Allahabad