Smt. Rajmala v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 39 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 42418 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt. Rajmala Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Krishna Kant Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J. Hon'ble Shiv Shanker Prasad,J.

¶1Heard Sri Krishna Kant Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

¶2Petitioner has sought the direction upon the District Magistrate, Hathras to release the compensation money due to her under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana dated

24.02.2020 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Scheme'). At the same time, it has been informed that the husband of the petitioner died on 04.06.2022. The application was first filed on 30.08.2022 i.e. eleven days outside the period mentioned in Clause 11(छ) of the Scheme.

¶3Perusal of Clause 10 of the Scheme reveals, it provides maximum period of 75 days to file an application / claim. For ready reference Clause 10 of the Scheme reads as below:- "10 - आववेदन प्ቔ ्ቚस्ततुत करनवे ककी अवधध

- ककषक ककी दतुररटननावश मकत्यतु अथवना ददव्यनााሱगतना हहोनवे पर, ककषक / दवधधक वनाररस / वनाररसोሺ कहो आववेदन प्ቔ दनधनाररत ्ቚमनाण प्ቔोሺ / ्ቚप्ቔोሺ कहो पपूणर करनाकर दहो ्ቚदतयोሺ मम (मपूल ्ቚदत एवाሱ छनायना्ቚ दत) अधधकतम डवेढ़ मनाह (45 ददन) ककी अवधध मम सम्बननधत तहससील कनायनारलय मम जमना करनना हहोगना। अपररहनायर पररनस्थदत मम आववेदन प्ቔ ्ቚस्ततुत करनवे ककी अवधध कहो 01 मनाह तक बढ़नानवे कना अधधकनार धजलनाधधकनारसी मम दनदहत हहोगना। दकससी भसी दशना मम ढनाई मनाह (75 ददन) कवे पश्चनात आववेदन प्ቔ पर दवचनार नहीሻ दकयना जनायवेगना।"

¶4Clause 11(छ) is the clause dealing with the procedure to decide the claim application. Clause 11(छ) of the Scheme reads as below:-"11 -

आववेदन प्ቔ कवे दनस्तनारण ककी ्ቚदቅኌयना

-ककषक ककी दतुररटननावश मकत्यतु / ददव्यनााሱगतना ककी नस्थदत मम आववेदन प्ቔ कवे दनस्तनारण ककी ्ቚदቅኌयना दनम्नवत हहोगसी:-

(छ) - इस ्ቚकनार सनामनानय पररनस्थदतयोሺ मम धजलना ्ቚशनासन दनारना एक मनाह कवे अनदर ्ቚस्ततुत आववेदन प्ቔ कना दनस्तनारण / भतुगतनान दकयना जनायवेगना। अपररहनायर पररनस्थदतयोሺ मम अधधकतम 45 ददन कवे अनदर आववेदन प्ቔ कना दनस्तनारण / भतुगतनान सतुदननश्चत दकयना जनायवेगना।"

¶5Thus, there is no doubt that the claim application was filed by the petitioner within 75 days of the occurrence. The delay of 11 days from the normal period of limitation (45 days) is condonable by the District Magistrate, Hathras.

¶6In view of the above, since the claim application is still pending, no useful purpose would be served in keeping the present petition pending or calling for a counter affidavit, at this stage. The writ petition is disposed of with the direction, subject to the petitioner filing a copy of this order before the respondent no. 2, the said respondent may proceed to consider the short delay of 11 days, sympathetically and pass appropriate reasoned order on the claim application of the petitioner within a period of 45 days from the date of first compliance by the petitioner. Any amount found due and payable may be paid out within a further period of one month. Order Date :- 15.12.2023 SK Srivastava (Shiv Shanker Prasad,J.). . . (S.D. Singh,J) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad