Allahabad High Court
IRFAN AHMADversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is disposed without merit, directing that the claim for compassionate appointment be considered strictly in accordance with law.
Summary
The petitioner, Irfan Ahmad, filed a writ petition seeking a compassionate appointment after his father's death in harness in 2020, submitting a belated representation dated 19‑02‑2024. The High Court, without delving into the merits, disposed of the petition, directing that the claim for compassionate appointment be considered strictly in accordance with law. The court referred to Supreme Court judgments in Bank of Baroda & Ors. v. Baljit Singh (2023) and Malaya Nanda Sethy v. State of Orissa (2022) as guiding precedents. No substantive order on the petitioner's request was made, and the matter was left for appropriate authorities to decide per legal provisions. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to a compassionate appointment under service rules
- Whether a belated representation dated 19‑02‑2024 can be entertained for such appointment
- How the Supreme Court decisions in Bank of Baroda & Ors. v. Baljit Singh and Malaya Nanda Sethy v. State of Orissa influence the petition
Subjects
- compassionate appointment
- service law
- writ petition
- belated representation
- Supreme Court precedent
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 6881 of 2026
Irfan Ahmad
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishe Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 32
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard Sri Abhishek Pandey, learned counsel for petitioner and learned
Standing Counsel for State-Respondents.
2. Petitioner’s father died-in-harness in the year 2020 and now petitioner
has come before this Court that a belated representation dated 19.02.2024
be considered for compassionate appointment.
3. In aforesaid circumstances, without entering into merit of case, at this
stage, the writ petition is disposed of that claim of petitioner for
compassionate appointment be considered strictly in accordance with law
taking note of judgments passed by Supreme Court in Bank of Baroda and
others vs. Baljit Singh, 2023 SCC OnLine SC 745 and Malaya Nanda
Sethy v/s State of Orissa and Ors., 2022 SCC OnLine SC 684.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
May 7, 2026
AK
Digitally signed by :-
AWADESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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