Anita Devi Verma @ Anita Verma v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and 3 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8386 of 2023 Petitioner :- Anita Devi Verma @ Anita Verma Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Chandresh Yadav,Niharika Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties.

¶2Petition has been filed seeking a direction to opposite parties to consider petitioner's representation for grant of ex gratia payment in view of death of petitioner's husband late Ram Chandra Verma during the course of his service as Platoon Commandant Avaitani Home Guard.

¶3It is submitted that petitioner has filed an application for aforesaid whereafter the opposite parties vide order dated 26.03.2021 had directed petitioner to submit a copy of Family Register/ Dependency Certificate which has also been supplied to opposite parties by the Office of District Magistrate vide letter dated 09.08.2021 but the payment has not yet been made.

¶4For the aforesaid grievance, petitioner has already submitted a representation dated 10.05.2023. At present learned counsel for petitioner restricts his prayer for a final decision with regard to same.

¶5Considering innocuous prayer being made by learned counsel for petitioner and without entering into the merits of the case, opposite party No.4 i.e. District Commandant, Home Guards, District Lucknow is directed to consider and decide representation dated 10.05.2023 by reasoned and speaking order within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before said authority. Petitioner shall annex a copy of representation dated 10.05.2023 alongwith copy of this order.

¶6With the aforesaid observation, petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 30.10.2023 Subodh/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench