HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 11413 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Saharsh Srivastava, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. With the consent of learned counsels for the parties, the writ petition is being decided finally. 3. The petitioners, who claim themselves to be the legal heirs of one Smt. Pushplata Mishra, who was working as Headmistress and had been assigned election duty during COVID-2019 pandemic and subsequently died on 19.04.2021, are before this Court claiming payment of ex-gratia amount in terms of the relevant government order. 4. The contention is that the competent authority has already recommended for payment of ex-gratia amount vide his recommendation dated 12.12.2023, a copy of which is Annexure-7 to the petition, wherein the name of the petitioners' mother finds place at serial no.6 but yet respondent no.1 has failed to pass any order on the said recommendation and hence the petition. 5. Considering that the matter has already been referred by the District Magistrate vide his recommendation dated 12.12.2023 to respondent no.1 as such respondent no.1 is directed to take a final decision in the matter in accordance with law and relevant rules considering the recommendation dated 12.12.2023, if not already taken, within a period of six weeks from Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Onkar Singh, Shivpal Yadav, Vinay Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Parul Mishra And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Panchayati Raj And Another .....Respondent(s) the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 6. In case the respondent no.1 has already taken a decision the same would be communicated to the petitioners within the aforesaid time. 7. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. September 24, 2025 A. Katiyar WRIA No. 11413 of 2025 2 (Abdul Moin,J.) Digitally signed by :- AMIT KATIYAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench