SHANTI DEVI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. REVENUE DEPTT. LKO. AND ANOTHER
/11370/2025 · 2025-11-28
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 11370 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J.
HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, wherein the writ petitioner has made the following main prayers:-
"I) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned order dated 27.05.2022, Annexure No.1, passed by District Magistrate, Barabanki/District Level Committee, Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatana Kalyan Yojana 2020, by which has rejected the claim of the petitioner under "Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatana Kalyan Yojana, 2020." II) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding to the opposite party No.2 to release the payment tot he petitioner under the "Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatana Kalyan Yojana, 2020"."
3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that the impugned order has been passed after taking into account the age that has been provided in the family register. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that there is a typographical error in the family register and in the aadhaar card and the ration card of the husband of the petitioner, the date of birth of the husband of the petitioner has been Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : K.K. Singh, Shravan Kumar, Tauseef Ali Ansari Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Shanti Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s)
shown as 1959 instead of 1950 as shown in the family register. He further submits that the date of birth of the petitioner has been shown as 1963 and her children's dates of birth as 1980, 1985 and 1987 in the family register. 5. From a perusal of the family register and the other documents that have been produced in the writ petition, we are of the view that the family register cannot be the sole document to determine the age of the deceased, who is the husband of the petitioner. 6.
In light of the same, we quash and set aside the impugned order dated May 27, 2022 with a direction upon the authorities concerned to carry out a further inquiry, taking into account the other documents that have been produced by the petitioner and, if required, seek further documents before taking a decision on the said matter. 7. We also make it clear that a personal hearing should be granted to the petitioner before deciding the said issue. 8. The entire process should be completed within a period of four months from date. 9. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. November 28, 2025 cks/- WRIC No. 11370 of 2025 2 (Manjive Shukla,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA KANT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench