WRIT - A No. 19208 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 19208 of 2025 Kartik Gautam .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashutosh Kumar Mishra, Deepak Kumar Jaiswal Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Archana Srivastava Court No. - 34 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Ashutosh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the writ petitioner and Ms. Archana Tyagi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State. 2. A preliminary objection has been raised regarding the maintainability of the writ petition on the ground that this Court has no territorial jurisdiction particularly when the deceased was working in Chandigarh in CRPF and the writ petitioner claims compassionate appointment who is residing in Aligarh. Reliance has been placed upon the decision in the case of Mohd. Anwar Hussain Vs. Union of India Writ-A No. 17223 of 2025 decided on 17.11.2025. In Mohd. Hussain (supra), the following was observed.- "1. Memo appearance filed by Shri Purnendu Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the respondents is taken on record. 2. Heard Shri Mohammad Umar Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Shri Purnendu Kumar Si