Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:71236 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6538 of 2021 Petitioner :- Sahdev Dutt Swami Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kamal Kumar Kesherwani Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State. 2. The present writ petition has been filed with the following prayer :- "(a) Issue, a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to pay the amount of death- cum gratuity of the petitioner's wife to the petitioner alongwith reasonable interest so fix by this Hon'ble court forthwith." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the husband of the deceased employee and is claiming amount of death-cum-gratuity benefit. He further submits that his case is covered by the judgment dated 4.8.2022 passed by this Court in Writ-A No. 8605 of 2022 (Guru Charan Vs. State of U.P. and 4 others) and Government Order dated 14.6.2023. 4. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State does not dispute the judgment dated 4.8.2022 passed by this Court in Writ- A No. 8605 of 2022 (Guru Charan Vs. State of U.P. and 4 others) and Government Order dated 14.6.2023. 5. In view of the aforesaid, it is hereby directed that claim of the petitioner for payment of death-cum-gratuity benefits be decided by Deputy Director of Education (Secondary) First Region, Meerut, District Meerut - respondent no. 3 expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 5.5.2025 VMA Digitally signed by :- VISHWA MOHAN ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad