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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:83326-DB Court No. - 39 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 15077 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kishori Lal Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Pandey,Jaideep Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Arindam Sinha,J. Hon'ble Avnish Saxena,J. Mr. Jaideep Tripathi, learned advocate appears on behalf of petitioner and submits, his client's son died by accident. His client claimed compensation under the scheme of "Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana". Impugned is report dated 24th February, 2025 saying, his son is not a farmer. He seeks interference. Mr. Raj Mohan Upadhyay, learned advocate Additional Chief Standing Counsel appears on behalf of State and submits, it is but a report. It says petitioner fell down from the roof. The District Review Committee (DRC) will decide on the claim on going through impugned report. The writ petition is premature. We have seen the postmortem report. It may be a fact that the deceased died by falling off the roof. That would be an accident. What needs to be considered is whether he was engaged in agriculture. View taken by coordinate Bench on order dated
21st August, 2024 in Writ-C no. 26183 of 2024 (Smt. Gulab Kali vs. State of U.P. and 3 others), is there for guidance of the DRC in considering the claim. Petitioner will communicate certified copy of this
order to respondent no. 2. Said respondent will decide on the claim and inform petitioner within four weeks of the communication. The writ petition is disposed of.
Order Date :- 19.5.2025 NSC (Arindam Sinha, J.) (Avnish Saxena, J.) Digitally signed by :- NARENDRA SINGH CHAUDHARY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad