HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 9774 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J. 1. Heard. 2. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that despite the petitioner's husband who was working as an Assistant Teacher and having died in harness after being assigned duty during Panchayat Election in the year 2021 on account of COVID-19, the ex-gratia compensation amount has still not been paid. 3. Learned Additional Chief Standing counsel informs that the matter is still pending for consideration before the competent authority who is said to be the District Magistrate, Mau. 4. Considering the aforesaid, the instant writ petition is disposed with the direction to the District Magistrate, Mau i.e the respondent no. 2 to consider the claim of the petitioner for payment of the ex-gratia amount in accordance with law and the relevant rules which consideration would be done within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. August 29, 2025 Pachhere/- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Bhuvan Dwivedi, Dharmendra Kumar, Soumya Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Abdul Moin,J.) Isar Fatima .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Panchayati Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SATYENDRA SINGH PACHHERE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench