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2025 DAILYLAW 68052 (ALL)

SUKH DEVI v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIA/9581/2025 · 2025-07-14

Manju Rani Chauhan

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:113794 Court No. - 52 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9581 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sukh Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kamal Kumar Kesherwani Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Shruti Malviya Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Mr. Kamal Kumar Kesherwani, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. Shruti Malviya, learned counsel for the respondent nos.2 to 4 and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent. The present writ petition has been filed inter-alia for the following reliefs:- "(a) Issue, a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to pay the amount of death cum retirement gratuity of the husband of the petitioner to the petitioner alongwith admissible interest forthwith. (b) Issue, any other writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case to which the petitioner may found entitle in law. (c) Allow this writ petition and award the cost of the petition in favour of the petitioner." Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has represented before the respondent-authorities for payment of the amount of death cum retirement gratuity alongwith admissible interest being legal heir of the deceased employee, but till date nothing has been done. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submits that in case fresh representation is moved by the petitioner before the respondent no.3, the same shall be decided in accordance with law. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and without going into the merits of the case and with the consent of the parties, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the respondent no.3- District Basic Education Officer, District Kannauj, raising all her grievances within a period of two weeks from today. In case any such representation is filed by the petitioner, the respondent no.3 shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law, by reasoned and speaking order, preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order if there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 15.7.2025 Jitendra/- Digitally signed by :- JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad