2025:UHC:7699 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2535/2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. B.S. Koranga, Advocate for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Suyash Pant, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand / respondent nos. 1, 3 & 4. 3. Mr. Rahul Consul, Advocate for respondent no. 2. 4. According to petitioner, his wife, who was registered with Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board passed away on 07.09.2023. Petitioner applied for benefit available to construction workers, by making an application on 03.05.2023, but no decision thereupon has been taken. 5. Mr. Rahul Consul, learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 2 submits that there is some confusion regarding the date on which the petitioner made the application seeking death assistance. He further submits that as per provision contained in Rule 278 of the Uttaranchal Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2005, death assistance has to be provided, to construction workers. 6. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of by permitting petitioner to submit fresh online application and also furnish necessary documents in the online portal of the Board, within ten 2025:UHC:7699 days from today. If petitioner makes such application within ten days, the Board shall examine petitioner’s claim and pass appropriate order, as per Rule 279, within two months from the date of petitioner submitting online application. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 29.08.2025 Navin NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2025.08.30 11:15:38 +05'30'