Smt. Shakuntala Devi v. The State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 32 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 37348 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt. Shakuntala Devi Respondent :- The State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shashi Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Salil Kumar Rai,J. Hon'ble Surendra Singh-I,J. Heard Ms. Prachi Shukla, Advocate, holding brief of Shri Shashi Kumar Mishra, counsel for the petitioner. The grievance of the petitioner in the present petition is that no decision is being taken by the District Magistrate, District-Firozabad on the application of the petitioner for ex-gratia compensation under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana for the death of her husband by electric shock. In this regard, the petitioner has submitted a representation dated 21.1.2023. The husband of the petitioner had died on

31.3.2021 and the petitioner had initially submitted her first representation on 28.6.2021. The report of the Revenue OfÏcer and Lekhpal were submitted on 3.12.2021 and

6.12.2021. It would serve no purpose to keep the petition pending and the petition is disposed of with a direction that in case the petitioner files an application before the District Magistrate, District-Firozabad the District Magistrate shall pass appropriate orders in accordance with law on the representations dated 28.6.2021 and 21.1.2023 after considering the different reports submitted by the Revenue OfÏcer and the Lekhpal within a period of three months and in case, the petitioner is found entitled to the claim made by her, the amount shall be disbursed in favour of the petitioner within the next period of 15 days. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 30.10.2023 Anurag/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad