HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Reserved On 07.10.2025 Delivered on 13.10.2025 WRIT - C No. - 36351 of 2022 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J. Per Hon'ble Vivek Saran, J. 1. Heard Sri Prakash Chandra Agrawal, petitioner, who appeared in person and Sri Vijay Shankar, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the respondent-State. 2. The petitioner has preferred present writ petition inter-alia with the following prayers :- "अ. न्यायिहत में आदेश, िनदेर्श या उत्प्रेषण (सिसयोरेरी) िरट यािचका जारी करके िवपक्षी सं० 2 िजलािधकारी, मथुरा के आदेश िदनांक 02.09.2022 को अवैध घोिषत करते हुये िनरस्त िकया जाये। ब. न्यायिहत में आदेश, िनदेर्श या परमादेश िरट यािचका जारी करके िवपक्षीगण को िनदेर्श जारी िकया जाये िक लॉकडाउन 2020 में सरकारी घोषणा माह अप्रैल से जून तक का 1,000/- रुपये से 3 माह का 3,000/- रुपये एवं 2021 में मई माह की घोषणा के तहत 1,000/- रुपये जो कु ल चार हजार रुपये जीवन यापन भरण पोषण भत्ता 4,000/- रुपये एवं िवलम्ब का ब्याज सिहत तत्काल भुगतान करें। स. आदेश िनदेर्श या समादेश यािचका जारी कर िवपक्षी सं 2 िजलािधकारी, मथुरा को िनदेर्श िदया जाये िक याची को दूसरी यािचका दायर करने के िलए मजबूर करने पर मुकदमें का हजेर् खचेर् एवं माननीय न्यायालय का अमूलय समय बबार्द करने पर बहुत भारी हजार्ना का भुगतान के िकये जाये।" 3. The petitioner earlier approached this Court by filing a petition being Writ C No.9196 of 2022, which was disposed of on 07.04.2022. The order dated 07.04.2022 reads as follows :- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : In Person Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Prakash Chandra Agrawal .....Petitioner(s) Mukhya Sachiv Uttar Pradesh Shasan And Another .....Respondent(s) “Heard Sri Prakash Chandra Agarwal in person and Sri Dalveer Singh, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State respondents. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking appropriate direction to the respondent no. 2-District Magistrate, Mathura to decide the claim of the petitioner for grant of ex-gratia payment in terms and in the light of Government Order dated 26.3.2020. Sri Agarwal, who appears in person, has invited attention towards the representation so preferred by him being the letters at page 38 of the writ petition on 2.9.2021. Sri Dalveer Singh, learned Standing Counsel has not opposed the writ petition and could not dispute that such type of payment are admissible in view of the Government Order dated 26.3.2020. However, according to him the respondent no. 2 be directed to decide the claim of the petitioner in terms and in the light of Government Order dated 26.3.2020. Be that as it may be, present petition is being disposed of encouraging the respondent no. 2-District Magistrate, Mathura to decide the claim of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. The passing of the order may not be construed of illustration that this Court has adjudicated the claim of the petitioner on merits, however, it is open to the respondent no. 2 to decide the claim of the petitioner as per the government order.” 4. Pursuant to the aforesaid a decision has been taken by the District Magistrate, Mathura on 02.09.2022, copy of which is appended as annexure-10 to the writ petition, which is under challenge in the present writ petition. The operative portion of the decision reads as follows :- |"अतः उपरोक्त आख्यानुसार शासनादेश िद०- 09.06.2021 के द्वारा धनरािश शासन द्वारा आवंिटत की गई जो शासनादेश में दी गई व्यवस्था के आनुसार शासन से अग्रेतर िदशा िनदेर्श प्राप्त न होने के कारण िवत्तीय वषर् 2021-22 के अंत में आवंिटत धनरािश शासन को समिपत कर दी गई। इस कारण से याची के पंजीकृ त आवेदन िदनांक 25.05.2021 रिजस्ट्रेशन नं0 MATW00294025 के आधार पर 1000/-की सहायता धनरािश याची के खातें में अन्तिरत नहीं हो सकी। शासन से िदशा िनदेर्श प्राप्त होने पर आवेदन िदनांक 25.05.2021 पर िनयमानुसार कायर्वाही अमल में लायी जायेगी। अतः याची का प्रत्यावेदन िद० 02.09.2021 तदनुसार िनस्तािरत िकये जाने योग्य है।" 5. From perusal of the aforesaid it is clear that the decision on the representation of the petitioner dated 25.05.2021 was not taken due to non availability of necessary instructions from the State Government. 6. This fact is clear from perusal of the operative portion of the decision WRIC No. 36351 of 2022 2 dated 02.09.2022, which is already quoted above. 7. In this view of the matter and also in the interest of justice, with the consent of petitioner, who appeared in person and learned Standing Counsel, present writ petition is disposed of finally directing the State Government to provide necessary instructions to the competent authority within a period of four weeks from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order, thereafter, the concerned competent authority is directed to do the needful in the matter as per law within next six weeks. 8. Sri Vijay Shankar, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel is directed to inform the authority concerned regarding the order passed today within three days. October 13, 2025 Pramod Tripathi WRIC No. 36351 of 2022 3 (Vivek Saran,J.) (Prakash Padia,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad