HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 10341 of 2025 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE NEERAJ TIWARI, J. HON'BLE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. Present petition has been filed seeking following relief:- "(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no.2, Collector/District Magistrate, Sant Kabir Nagar to consider the claim of the petitioner in pursuance of Government Order dated 17.10.2018 and 9.6.2021 under the Scheme of State Disaster Relief Fund(SDRF) to the petitioner alongwith interest and further direct the respondent no.2, Collector/District Magistrate, Sant Kabir Nagar to decide the application dated 21.06.2018 of the petitioner pending before him expeditiously within stipulated period to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. The case of the petitioner is that the daughter of the petitioner died due to snake bite, therefore, in terms of the Government Order dated 17.10.2018 and 09.06.2021 ex-gratia compensation may be awarded to the petitioner. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has produced before this Court a copy of the instructions dated 25.04.2025, which is taken on record. 5. Based on instructions, learned Standing Counsel submitted that compensation for death caused by snake bite is included vide Government order dated 02.08.2018 whereas the daughter of the petitioner died due to Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Gorakh Nath Mourya, Manoj Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Sohrab Ali .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) snake bite on 01.06.2018. Learned Standing Counsel further invited the attention of the Court towards Annexure-1 to the writ petition, which is a Government Order dated 17.10.2018, which clearly provides that compensation for death caused by snake bite is only included vide Notification Dated 02.08.2018. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner could not dispute the aforesaid facts. 7. Under such facts of the case, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. 8. Petition lacks merit and is accordingly dismissed. 9. No order as to costs. October 8, 2025 Nitendra WRIC No. 10341 of 2025 2 (Vivek Kumar Singh,J.) (Neeraj Tiwari,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITENDRA TIWARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad