Court No. - 39 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 12439 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Usha Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Krishna Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Arindam Sinha,J. Hon'ble Avnish Saxena,J. Mr. Krishna Kumar Shukla, learned advocate appears on behalf of petitioner and submits, his client is widow. Her husband was working as Sub-Inspector and on duty in the COVID period. He got infected and died. There be direction for payment of compensation. Mr. Raj Mohan Upadhyay, learned advocate, Standing Counsel appears on behalf of State. He submits, the deceased was engaged in keeping law and order and, therefore, not covered by the scheme. State is to issue instruction on 'law and order' duties of Sub-Inspector, the requirement and discharge in the COVID period when there was lock-down and restricted movement. Supplementary question is regarding the Sub-Inspector being infected by discharging law and order duty, said as not to be connected to the pandemic. List on 21st May, 2025, as fresh. Order Date :- 1.5.2025 Ashutosh (Arindam Sinha,J.) (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad