Arvind Kumar v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 40284 of 2023 Petitioner :- Arvind Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Neelesh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J.

¶1Heard Shri Neelesh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Devesh Vikram, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

¶2By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a direction directing the respondent authorities to consider and decide the accidental claim of the petitioner regarding death of head of the family.

¶3In pith and substance, the petitioner's wife Smt. Sanju Devi died on 10.04.2023 due to road accident who was working as agricultural labour with her husband for livelihood of his family. The petitioner has applied for claim under the scheme known as Mukhyamantri Kisan Evam Sarvahit Beema Yojna. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that, till date, the grievance of the petitioner has not been decided and his application is pending consideration before the respondent authorities.

¶4Learned ACSC submits that in case, any such application/representation is pending consideration, the same shall be decided as per law.

¶5Considering the facts and circumstances, we are not inclined to keep the matter pending consideration. With the consent of counsel for the parties, the writ petition is disposed of directing the authority concerned to decide the representation/application of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within six weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this case. Suffice to indicate that we have not adverted into the merits of the case. Order Date :- 1.12.2023 Rama Kant High Court of Judicature at Allahabad