HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 12841 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. (1) Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned State Counsel for opposite parties. (2) Petition has been filed seeking following relief:- "1. A writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite party no-2/Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayati Raj, Anubhag - 3, Govt. of U.P., Lucknow to give ex-gratia payment of Rs.30 lacs to petitioner because her husband died on 05.05.2021 due to COVID-19 while performing the election duty." (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.6 i.e. the District Magistrate, Balrampur 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. Anarkali @ Buttan .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Public Works Deptt. Lko. And 6 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. 12841 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- LAKSHMANA KUMAR TAMMANA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench