JUDGMENT :

1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri Ashish Kumar Nagwanshi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the State and Sri Ashutosh Mishra, learned counsel appearing for the Respondents No. 3 and 4.

2. Petitioner through this Writ Petition has challenged the order dated 20.02.2023 passed by the Respondent No. 3 i.e. Secretary, U.P. Basic Education Board, Prayagraj whereby his case for compassionate appointment has been rejected on the ground that petitioner’s father, while working as Headmaster, died on 02.08.2008 and, therefore after elapse of about 11 years, there is no justification to provide compassionate appointment to the petitioner on Class III/Class IV post and further petitioner has also not submitted his application for compassionate appointment on the format prescribed by the State Government.

3. The facts of the case, in brief, are that father of the petitioner, while working on the post of Headmaster in a primary school run under U.P. Basic Education Board in District Baghpat, died in harness on 02.08.2008.

4. State Government has issued a Government Order on 04.09.2000 whereby it has been provided that if any dependent of a te