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2026 DAILYLAW 12898 (ALL)

DHARMA DEVI v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIA/16423/2026 · 2026-10-06

Dinesh Pathak

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16423 of 2026 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This writ petition has been filed, inter alia, seeking the following reliefs: "I) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no.3 (Executive officer, Nagar Panchayat Saidpur, District Ghazipur) to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 15.04.2026 for grant of family pension according to notification dated 16.12.2016 within stipulated period so fixed by this Hon'ble court. II) Grant the family pension to petitioner after the death of her husand according to Notification dated 16.12.2016. III) Issue any other suitable order or direction which this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case." 3. Learned Standing Counsel representing the State respondents no. 1 and 2; and Sri Saurabh Tiwari, learned counsel for the respondent no.3, have contended that the grievance of the present petitioner, regarding her family pension in terms of the notification dated 16.12.2016 as raised in the instant writ petition, can be more appropriately redressed by the Executive Officer (respondent no.3), and that they have no objection if a direction is issued for expeditious disposal of the fresh representation, to be moved by the present petitioner, within such stipulated period, as may be directed by this Court. 4. In this conspectus, as above, no useful purpose would be served by keeping this matter pending. Accordingly, this Court deems it appropriate to Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Omkar Nath Rai, Vinay Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Saurabh Tiwari Dharma Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) finally dispose of the present writ petition, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, with liberty to the present petitioner to move a fresh representation before the Executive Officer (respondent no. 3) ventilating her grievances, as raised in this petition, within a period of three weeks from today, along with a certified copy of this order and a self attested copy of the instant writ petition, who, in turn, shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably, within a period of three months from the date of production of the same, if there is no other legal impediment. 5. With the aforesaid directions and observations, present writ petition stands disposed of. October 7, 2026 vkg WRIA No. 16423 of 2026 2 (Dinesh Pathak,J.) Digitally signed by :- VINOD KUMAR GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VINOD KUMAR GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad