HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9957 of 2025 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE RAJESH SINGH CHAUHAN, J. HON'BLE ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, J. 1. Heard Sri Gufran Khan, Advocate holding brief of Sri Mohd. Irfan Siddiqui, learned counsel for petitioner, Ms. Meera Tripathi, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material available on record. 2. By means of the present petition, the petitioner has sought following relief:- "(i) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite parties thereby directing the opposite party no. 1 to take appropriate action to fix accountability of officer with respect to non-compliance of the Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh Rules, 2015, in the interest of justice. (ii) to issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite parties thereby directing the opposite party nos. 2 & 3 to pay the compensation to petitioner under the Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh Rules, 2015, in the interest of justice. (iii) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties thereby directing the opposite parties to recommend the case of the petitioner, who is victim of rape and was also minor for the release of the payment under the Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh Rules, 2015, in the interest of justice." 3. The Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Evam Bal Samman Kosh inter alia provides to ensure monetary, medical relief, including reconstructive surgeries to women/girl child who are victims of heinous crimes, as well as educational assistance to the victims and their minor children and to provide medical and educational assistance for women/girl child who may not be directly victims of heinous crimes but require critical social and economic empowerment. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mohammad Irfan Siddiqui, Kavish Khan Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Victim X, In Fir No.25/2025, Thru . Her Father .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. For The Social Welfare Deptt. Lko And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 4. There is no dispute that it is a beneficiary Scheme, therefore, any delay of disbursing the sanctioned amount to the beneficiary is against the very purpose of the said Scheme. There is no explanation for delay of about more than eight months in disbursement. 5. Therefore, we dispose of the present writ petition with the direction to the Special Secretary, Women and Children Welfare Department, Fund Management Unit, Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh, Room No. 413, 4th Floor, Yojna Bhawan, Sarojni Naidu Marg, Lucknow, U.P. to look into the grievance of the petitioner and to ensure the disbursement of sanctioned amount to the petitioner within the framework of the scheme unless there is any other legal impediment within three weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order before him. November 12, 2025 Suresh/ CRLP No. 9957 of 2025 2 (Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary,J.) (Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- SURESH CHANDRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench