HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 14994 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri P.K.Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State and perused the records. The present writ petition has been filed with the following main relief:- "I. Issue a writ, order or direction of a suitable nature commanding the opposite parties to sanction & disburse the ex-gratia amount of Rs.30.00 lacs, as provided in the Government Order dated 01.06.2021, in the light of judgment and order passed by this Hon'ble Court in Writ -C No. 28249 of 2021 (Kusum Lata Yadav Vs State of U.P. & others) as well as in review application No. 90 of 2023 (State of U.P. Through Additional Chief Secretary, Pan-chayati Raj & 4 others Vs Kusum Lata Yadav) forthwith to the petitioner, within a period to be specified by this Hon'ble Court." Contention put forth by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner's husband died during Covid -19 Pandemic and payment of ex.gratia amounting Rs. 30 Lac has not been paid as yet. He submits that the interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct the District Magistrate to ventilate grievance of the petitioner within the time, as may be fixed by this court. Learned counsels for the opposite parties have no objection to the contentions aforesaid. Be that as it may, without entering into the merits of the case, the petitioner is given liberty to move a fresh representation before the opposite party no. 2/ District Magistrate, District-Pratapgarh, within the period of 7 days and on receiving such representation, the opposite party no. 2 is hereby directed to consider and decide the same within further Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Onkar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Manju Tripathi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Panchayti Raj Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) period of six weeks, in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observations, the present writ petition is disposed of. December 19, 2025 AKS WRIA No. 14994 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench