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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:18897-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 3750 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Sheela Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Brij Raj Verma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. This writ petition has been filed with the prayer to direct the respondents to provide compensation for the death of the petitioner's husband due to drowning relying upon the Government Order, dated 9.6.2021.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is already a policy of the State to compensate the farmer where the death of a family member occurs due to drowning. It is submitted that such claim of the petitioner is kept pending without any decision taken thereon. Learned Standing Counsel states that such claim of the petitioner would be dealt with, in accordance with law, expeditiously. In order to facilitate such consideration, we permit the petitioner to approach the third respondent, annexing all materials in support of her claim together with a certified copy of this order. The concerned authority shall get the facts inquired and take an appropriate decision, in terms of the policy, by passing a reasoned order within a period of four months, from the date of presentation of certified copy of this
order. With the above directions, this writ petition stands disposed of.
Order Date :- 10.2.2025 Ranjeet Sahu Digitally signed by :- RANJEET SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RANJEET SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad