$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 10518/2026 SMT. ANITA .....Petitioner Through: Counsel (appearance not given). versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms Avni Singh, Panel counsel GNCTD alongwith Mr Vaibhav Sharma, Advocates. Mr Anand Prakash, Standing Counsel for MCD with Ms Varsha Arya and Mr Pratham Saini, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 29.07.2026 CM APPL. 48646/2026 & CM APPL. 48647/2026 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Applications stand disposed of. W.P.(C) 10518/2026 3. By way of the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks following reliefs: “A. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondent no. 1 to grant and release ex-gratia compensation of £1,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Crore Only) to the Petitioner, being the widow and legal heir of the deceased Late Sh. Satbir, in terms of Cabinet Decision No. 2835 dated 13.05.2020 as amended vide Cabinet Decision No. 3065 dated 31.01.2022; B. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondent no. 2 and 3 to grant and release the additional compensation of Rs. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/07/2026 at 15:44:41 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs Only) to the Petitioner as announced by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation for employees who died while performing essential duties during the COVID-19 pandemic under Office Order No. 893 dated 27.04.2020; C. Award interest @ 18% p.a. on the ex-gratia amount of Rs. 1,00,00,000/- and the additional MCD compensation of Rs. 10,00,000/- from the respective dates of entitlement till the date of actual realization, in the interest of justice;.” 4. Issue notice. The learned counsels accept notice on behalf of the respondents. 5. This Court notes that the matter regarding payment of compensation has been pending for last several years and the concerned officers of Government of NCT of Delhi (hereafter ‘GNCTD’) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (hereafter ‘MCD’) have not yet decided the claim of the petitioners. 6. In these circumstances, the Chief Secretary of GNCTD as also the Commissioner of MCD are directed to depute a responsible officer, who will interact with each other and process the case of the petitioner for grant of ex- gratia compensation to the family of the deceased and in case, the petitioner qualifies for grant of such compensation, the same shall be disbursed to the concerned family members of the deceased within a period of eight weeks from today. 7. The petition is disposed of in the above terms 8. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J JULY 29, 2026/A/VS This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/07/2026 at 15:44:41