HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 12838 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. (1) Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned State Counsel for opposite party Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7 & 8 and Sri Anindya Shastri, learned counsel for opposite party Nos.2 & 4. (2) Petition has been filed seeking following relief:- "1. A writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to give ex-gratia payment of Rs.30 lacs to petitioner as her husband died due to COVID-19 being inflicted with it in election duty on 19.04.2021 and 29.04.2021." (3) Learned counsel for petitioner submits that aforesaid issue has already been decided by this Court in Writ-A No. 8762 of 2024, Smt. Anju Pandey v. State of U.P. and others and seeks benefit of the same. (4) Since considering petitioner's grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioner to file fresh representation before opposite party no.5 i.e. the District Magistrate, Gonda who shall consider and decide the same with co-operation of other opposite parties within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of fresh representation along with a certified copy of this Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Satya Prakash Pandey, Devasheesh Kumar Pandey, Umesh Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Aakash Singh Smt. Kamla Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Public Works Deptt. Lko. And 7 Others .....Respondent(s) order. The said representation shall be decided in light of judgment rendered in the case of Smt. Anju Pandey (supra) in case same is applicable. (5) With aforesaid direction(s), the petition is finally disposed of. November 4, 2025 lakshman WRIA No. 12838 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- LAKSHMANA KUMAR TAMMANA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench