MAYA TIWARI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU.PRIN. SECY. FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLY DEPTT. LKO. AND 4 OTHERS
WRIC/8433/2025 · 2025-09-01
Pankaj Bhatia
body2025
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8433 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.
1. Heard learned counsels for the parties and perused the material available on record. Instructions filed today on behalf of the State, are taken on record.
2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner alleging that despite, the petitioner being very old and suffering from disability, she is not being provided Antyodaya Ann Yojna Card. The petitioner is about 69 years of age.
3. Learned Standing Counsel, based upon instructions, states that the income certificate was not produced and the income certificate annexed with the writ petition, was valid only for a period of three years, and, thus, it was incumbent for the petitioner to file a fresh income certificate. It is also stated that on the 'rashan card' of the petitioner, seven units are registered.
4. Counsel for the petitioner states that, it is the petitioner and her husband, who were surviving and as no other family members and on account of her infirmity she is even unable to procure the income certificate.
5. Considering the fact that the right of food is primafacie in issue, the present petition is disposed of directing the respondent no.3- District Supply Officer, District- Barabanki, to make arrangements for sending an appropriate officer to the petitioner's residence, similarly, the respondent no.2 shall also endeavour to grant the income certificate to the petitioner, by Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Suresh Chandra Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Maya Tiwari .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru.Prin. Secy. Food And Civil Supply Deptt. Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s)
sending an appropriate officer to the petitioner's residence, in any case, the respondent no.3 shall ensure that the petitioner is supplied necessary food grains by taking an appropriate action positively within a period of four weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.
6. It is made clear that violation of the order, would entail consequences of contempt against the opposite party no.2 and opposite party no.3. September 1, 2025 Praveen WRIC No. 8433 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRAVEEN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench