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2025 DAILYLAW 154737 (ALL)

VINOD DEVI AND ANOTHER v. U.P. JAL NIGAM URBAN THRU. ITS MANAGING DIR. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIA/8400/2025 · 2025-07-30

Abdul Moin

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:43968 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8400 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vinod Devi And Another Respondent :- U.P. Jal Nigam Urban Thru. Its Managing Dir. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Savita Jain Counsel for Respondent :- Rishabh Kapoor Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Krishna Vishvakarma holding brief of Shri Rishabh Kapoor, learned counsel for the respondents. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is finally being disposed of. Contention of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners is that husband of petitioner No.1 and father of petitioner No.2 namely Rajesh Kumar died in harness on 13.10.2024. The petitioner No.2 has staked his claim for compassionate appointment while petitioner No.1 has staked her claim for being paid death cum retiral dues for her husband but no action has been taken by the respondents till date and hence the instant petition. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that with regard to the relief sought in the writ petition, the petitioners may be permitted to submit representation(s) before the respondent no.2 which may be directed to be decided within a fixed time frame to which learned Standing Counsel has no objection. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioners submit representation(s) within two weeks from today before the respondent no.2 then the respondent no.2 shall endevour to decide the same by means of a reasoned and speaking order within a further period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with representation. With the aforesaid direction, writ petition is disposed of. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the claim set forth by the petitioners. Order Date :- 30.7.2025 prateek Digitally signed by :- PRATEEK ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench