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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 10739 of 2025 Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J.
1. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:-
"(i) Issue a writ order or direction in nature of mandamus against the respondent No.2 to pay the claim of the petitioner for which petitioner is initialed due to sudden death of his son who was farmer/labour died due to agriculture. (ii) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the direct the respondent No.2 to decide the Claim Application dated 07.07.2023 of petitioner, within some stipulated time."
3. The grievance of the petitioner is that his son, namely Pratish Kumar, who was an agriculturist, died in a road accident on 02.05.2023. The petitioner states that his son was covered under the 'Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana'. In this regard, the petitioner submitted an application before respondent no. 2 on 07.07.2023, seeking compensation under the aforesaid scheme. A copy of the said application is available at page no. 52 of the paper book. However, despite the matter being under consideration, respondent no. 2 has not yet taken any decision on the application. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that no useful purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending and appropriate direction may Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shahzadi Momina Khatoon, Vipin Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Manoj Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
be issued to the respondent no. 2 to consider the grievance of the petitioner. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and without adverting into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed off permitting the petitioner to file a fresh representation along with copy of application form raising all his grievances before the respondent no. 2, District Magistrate, District Mirzapur within a period of one month from today. In case, any such representation is filed by the petitioner, the respondent no.2 shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law after giving due notice and opportunity of hearing to the petitioner within a period of two months thereafter from the date he receives the representation of the petitioner.
September 24, 2025 Gaurav WRIC No. 10739 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- GAURAV PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad