HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 9771 of 2025 Court No. - 8 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed seeking following reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the Respondents (particularly Respondent No.2) to forthwith consider the applications dated 18-02-2025 (Annexure No. 6) and dated 30-03-2025 (Annexure No. 9) of the Petitioners, and having regard to the law laid down in Rafat Naaz case (Annexure No. 5) release all the service dues/payments (relating to Gratuity, GPF, Leave encashment, Group Insurance, etc) that accrued upon the demise of the government employee late Kiran Sonkar (who had served in the office of Respondent No. 2 till her death on 18-11-2021), in favour of the Petitioners, who are her valid nominees in the government service records of that deceased employee." 3. Since consideration of petitioners' grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioners to file a fresh representation before the opposite party no.2 i.e. Director, Vikas Anveshan evam Prayog Prabhag, Rajya Niyojan Sansthan, Lucknow or any other competent authority who shall consider and decide the same within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority. In case petitioner is found entitled for aforesaid benefits, actual payment thereof shall be ensured within a period of six weeks thereafter. 4. With aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of. August 28, 2025 Satish Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashish Kumar Mishra, Amit Awasthi, Dr.Mohd.Kamran Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Manish Mathur,J.) Alankrit Krishna And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Through Principal Secretary, Deptt. Of Planning, Lucknow And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SATISH KUMAR BHARATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench