Smt. Sheela @ Shusheela v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 28957 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt. Sheela @ Shusheela Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rakesh Chandra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel for the State-respondents.

¶2Present writ petition has been preferred for a direction to respondents to pay the exgratia payment to the petitioner under the 'Mukhyamantri Kishan Evam Sarvahit Bima Yojna, U.P.' on account of amputation of her leg in an accident.

¶3While passing the order dated 21.11.2023, the claim was pressed on the basis of the judgment passed in Writ-C No.10575 of 2022 (Usha Devi v. State of U.P. & Ors.) vide order dated 13.4.2022. In this background, we have asked the learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel to seek instructions in the matter. Today, when the matter is taken up, Sri Ambrish Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing cousnel has placed the instructions on record sent by the District Magistrate, Chandauli dated 20.11.2023 and submits that a decision by District Level Committee was taken on 17.10.2023 accepting the claim of petitioner and financial approval for disbursement of the amount to the petitioner has been sought from the State Government. He submits that some breathing time may be accorded to the authorities to ensure payment to the petitioner.

¶4Once the competent authorities have already processed the claim set up by the petitioner and the same is found to be in accordance with the scheme in question, we deem it appropriate that financial approval must be ensured by the State Government expeditiously preferably within six weeks from today. Sri Ambrish Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel shall inform this order for necessary compliance.

¶5With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 6.12.2023 NLY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad