Tapasya Gaur v. Life Insurance Corporation of India Lko. Thru. Its Chairman and 2 Others

Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8180 of 2023 Petitioner :- Tapasya Gaur Respondent :- Life Insurance Corporation Of India Lko. Thru. Its Chairman And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pallavi Vatsala,Ram Raj Ojha Counsel for Respondent :- Sanjeev Singh Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Vakalatnama filed today by Shri Raj Kumar Singh, Advocate, on behalf of respondents is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Raj Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the respondents. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is being finally decided. The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for compassionate appointment on account of death of her husband who died in harness on 02.07.2023. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that despite the petitioner having applied for compassionate appointment the respondents have failed to consider the application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that with regard to the reliefs sought in the writ petition, the petitioner may be permitted to submit a fresh representation before the competent authority who is said to be the Senior Divisional Manager of the respondent Corporation at Ayodhya which may be directed to be decided within a time frame fixed by this Court to which learned Counsel for the respondents has no objection. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioner submits a representation within two weeks from today before the competent authority then the competent authority shall endevour to decide the same by means of a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law and the relevant rules within a further period of eight weeks from the date of submission of the representation along with certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid direction, writ petition is disposed of. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the claim set forth by the petitioner. Order Date :- 19.10.2023 J.K. Dinkar High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench