HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 9758 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents no. 1, 3 & 4, Shri Anindya Shastri, learned counsel for the respondents no. 2 and Shri Shivam Sharma, learned counsel for the respondents no. 5. With the consent of learned counsels appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is finally being decided. The petitioner, a widow, has approached this Court praying for grant of exgratia compensation contending that her husband who was working as Assistant Teacher had been deputed for election work and died on account of COVID -19 yet exgratia amount has not been paid to her. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that with regard to the reliefs sought in the writ petition, the petitioner may be permitted to submit a fresh representation before the respondent no.3 i.e. District Magistrate, District Raebareli which may be directed to be decided within a time frame fixed by this Court to which learned Counsel for the respondents have no objection. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioner submits a representation within two weeks from today before respondent no.3 then respondent no.3 shall endevour to decide the same by means of a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law and the relevant rules Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Manjeet Singh, Amrendra Bakhsha Das Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Anindya Shastri, Shivam Sharma Archana Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Panchayati Raj Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) within a further period of 8 weeks from the date of submission of the representation along with certified copy of this order. 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 petitioner. August 28, 2025 J. K. Dinkar WRIA No. 9758 of 2025 2 (Abdul Moin,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench