Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:11862 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2351 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kusma Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Govt. Of U.P. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Deepak Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed for a direction to opposite parties to make payment of ex gratia payment as per Government Order dated 10.09.2014 alongwith interest. 3. It has been submitted that petitioner's late husband passed away while in service on 20.11.2016. It is submitted that the Government Order dated 10.09.2014 indicates ex gratia payment required to be made in such circumstances whereby petitioner's case would be covered. 4. For the aforesaid grievance, petitioner has already submitted a representation but seeks liberty to file a fresh representation before authority concerned. At present learned counsel for petitioner restricts his prayer for a final decision with regard to same. 5. Considering innocuous prayer being made by learned counsel for petitioner and without entering into the merits of the case petitioner is granted liberty to file a fresh representation before opposite party No.2 i.e. Director General of Police, U.P. Police Head Quarters, Lucknow. In case such a representation is filed, the same shall be considered and decided in terms of Government Order dated 10.09.2014 which is applicable upon petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority. 6. With the aforesaid observation, petition stands disposed of. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 27.2.2025/Ravi/ Digitally signed by :- RAVI SHANKAR SRIVASTAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench