Somwari Alias Summari v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Govt. U.P. Lucknow and 3 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9153 of 2023 Petitioner :- Somwari Alias Summari Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Govt. U.P. Lucknow And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Prabhat Kumar Upadhyay,Shrikant Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite party nos. 1 to 3. In view of order being passed, notice to opposite party no. 4 stands dispensed with.

¶2Petition has been filed seeking a direction to opposite parties to consider petitioner's representation.

¶3It has been submitted that earlier petitioner's son Vikram Kumar Verma was employed as a Constable with the U.P. Police and passed away on 19.05.2014 whereafter the opposite party no. 4, Smt. Indu Verma being his widow was granted compassionate appointment and all post retiral benefits due to the deceased employee. Petitioner is the mother of deceased.

¶4It is submitted that subsequently the opposite party no. 4 has solemnized a second marriage on 06.06.2023 whereafter she has refused to take care of petitioner and other dependents of the deceased employee despite a stipulation to that effect in the orders passed granting pensionary benefits to the opposite party no. 4.

¶5With regard to aforesaid grievance, petitioner has already submitted a representation dated 03.09.2023. At present learned counsel for petitioner restricts his prayer for a final decision with regard to same.

¶6Considering the innocuous prayer, without entering into merits, liberty is granted to file a fresh representation before opposite party no. 3 i.e Superintendent of Police, Jaunpur who shall consider and decide the same within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority after affording opportunity of hearing to opposite party no. 4 as well.

¶7With aforesaid observations and directions, the petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 29.11.2023 Satish High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench