Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:16163 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2801 of 2025 Petitioner :- Arvind Kumar Shukla Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Panchayti Raj Govt. Of U.P. Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Onkar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Sri Onkar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ran Vijay Singh, learned Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for the State-opposite parties. 2. By means of this petition, the petitioner has prayed following main relief:- "I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to disburse the ex-gratia amount of Rs.30.00 lacs, (as the claim has already been recommended by the District Magistrate Maharajganj, on 21.06.2024), in the light of Government Order dated 01.06.2021, forthwith to the petitioner, along with interest at such rate as may be specified by this Hon'ble Court within a period to be specified by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of the aforesaid grievance, the petitioner has preferred representation to the competent authority, but to no avail. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also submitted that the petitioner may be permitted to prefer a fresh representation before opposite party no.1 and this Court may direct opposite party no.1 to pass appropriate order strictly in accordance with law. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite parties has no objection if direction for disposal of the representation is issued. 5. Therefore, without entering into merits of the issue, the petitioner is permitted to prefer a fresh representation to opposite party no.1 i.e. Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Panchayati Raj, Government of U.P., Lucknow taking all pleas and grounds, which are necessary for disposal of the representation and also enclosing the earlier representation, if any, alongwith certified copy of this order within a period of fifteen days from today. If such representation is preferred by the petitioner within the aforesaid stipulated time, the authority concerned shall consider and dispose of the aforesaid representation of the petitioner by speaking and reasoned order, strictly in accordance with law, with expedition, say within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the representation and thereafter communicate the decision thereof to the petitioner forthwith. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. [Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.] Order Date :- 20.3.2025 RBS/- Digitally signed by :- RAM BIR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench