Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:90482-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 31237 of 2024 Petitioner :- Bitto Devi Respondent :- State Of Up And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohammad Danish,Saiyed Jafar Ishtiaque Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner has confined his prayer only to the extent that representation dated August 13, 2024 submitted by the petitioner to the respondent No.4 for issuing death certificate of her husband may be directed to be decided expeditiously. 3. Upon hearing learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties and perusing the record, we are of the view that the prayer of the petitioner is innocuous and may be granted. 4. Accordingly, the respondent No.4, being the Nagar Palika Karvi, Zonal Adhikari Karvi, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, is directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated August 13, 2024 in accordance with law within a period of sixteen weeks from date. An opportunity of hearing should be granted to the petitioner before passing a reasoned order. The Nagar Palika shall have right to seek further documents from the petitioner to establish the death of her husband. 5. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 27.5.2025 Rakesh (Dr. Y.K. Srivastava J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- RAKESH MEHTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad