Pooja Yadav v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Higher Education Lko. and 3 Others

Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7708 of 2023 Petitioner :- Pooja Yadav Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Higher Education Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pawan Kumar Singh,Sanjai Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for respondents no.1 to 3.

¶2No notice be issued to respondent no.4 taking into consideration the nature of order proposed to be passed.

¶3The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner has sought compassionate appointment on account of death of her father who died in harness on 14.04.2023 while he was working on the post of Peon.

¶4The contention is that subsequent to submission of the application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment the same has been approved by the Regional Higher Education Officer, Lucknow i.e. respondent no.3 yet no final orders have been passed by respondent no.2. i.e. the Director, Higher Education Prayagraj.

¶5Considering the aforesaid and as final decision is still to be taken by the respondents, instant petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to consider the claim of the petitioner for grant of compassionate appointment in view of the recommendation of respondent no.3 dated 17.08.2023.

¶6Let such a decision be taken by respondent no.2 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.

¶7It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the claim set forth by the petitioner. Order Date :- 10.10.2023 A. Katiyar High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench