HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 11325 of 2024 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. On 4.12.2025, following order was passed by this Court:- "The District Level Committee headed by the District Magistrate, Raebareli has recommended for payment of ex. gratia amount of the Covid period to the petitioner vide letter dated 22-03-2023 and this has been sent to the Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayati Raj, Government of U.P., Lucknow. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner being the husband of the deceased employee is suffering hard and no decision has been taken even after passing of more than two years. Learned counsel for the State submits that the matter is pending consideration before the State Government and the decision will be taken very soon. This court finds that the wife of the petitioner died during the Covid period and earlier the claim of the petitioner was rejected and subsequently the committee headed by the District Magistrate has recommended for payment of ex.gratia amount in the month of March, 2023 to the petitioner but about more than two and half years have been passed but the same has not been paid as yet, as no decision has been taken by the State Government. In view of the aforesaid, list/put up this matter 16-12-2025 at 10.15 Α.Μ. It is provided that if the decision regarding payment of ex.gratia amount is not taken by the State Government, the Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayati Raj, Government Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Onkar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Akeel Ahmad Khan .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Panchayti Raj Lko And Another .....Respondent(s) of U.P., Lucknow shall remain present before this court on the said date, while filing his personal affidavit, explaining therein that why the decision on the recommendation of the committee dated 22-03-2023 has not been taken. Sri Pankaj Patel, learned counsel appearing for the State shall communicate this order to the the Additional Chief Secretary. Panchayati Raj. Government of U.P., Lucknow today itself." Mr. Pankaj Patel, learned counsel appearing for the State has placed instructions before this Court, which is taken on record. Placing instructions, he submitted that the State has taken decision in favour of the petitioner for payment of ex-gratia amount; and the direction has been given to the District Magistrate to disburse the ex-gratia amount through RTGS; in the account of the petitioner. In view of the above, this writ petition has become infructuous, thus, the writ petition is hereby dismissed as having become infructuous. Needless to say that the District Magistrate concerned shall disburse the aforesaid amount to the petitioner within a period of three weeks. December 16, 2025 Ram Murti WRIA No. 11325 of 2024 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench