Shivam Kashyap v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Chief Secy. Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate appointment; death in service of adoptee father (Late Anjani Kumar, 20.06.2023); proof of adoption outstanding despite letters dated 03.03.2025 and 12.06.2025; direction to appropriate authority to decide application within eight weeks; no declaratory power conferred on adoption question; writ petition disposed of; Shivam Kashyap v. State of U.P.; WRIT - A No. 8127 of 2025; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Manish Mathur, J.; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:42923.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the appropriate authority to consider the petitioner's application for compassionate appointment in accordance with law expeditiously within eight weeks of production of a certified copy of the order, expressly without conferring any declaratory power on the authority regarding the alleged adoption. ¶9