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2026 DAILYLAW 15927 (ALL)

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

WRIA/16619/2026 · 2026-10-07

Dinesh Pathak

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16619 of 2026 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record on Board. 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 Respondent No. 4 (Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat Goverdhan, Mathura) and Respondent No. 2 to forthwith calculate, sanction, and release the Family Pension, Gratuity, Arrears of Salary, and all other retiral benefits due to the Petitioner on account of the death of her husband Late Ganga Charan (who died in harness on 23.03.1996); ii. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS commanding the Respondents to pay statutory interest on the delayed payment of family pension and arrears from the date it became due until actual realization; 3. Shri Vashishtha Tiwari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.4 has contended that the grievance of the petitioner, as raised in the instant writ petition, can be more appropriately redressed by the Executive Officer (respondent no.4) and that he has no objection if a direction is issued for expeditious disposal of a 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pankaj Sharma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Vashishtha Tiwari Virma Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) keeping this matter pending. Accordingly, this Court deems it appropriate to 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 with respect to 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 before the respondent no.4, 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. 5. With the aforesaid directions, instant writ petition stands finally disposed of. October 8, 2026 VR WRIA No. 16619 of 2026 2 (Dinesh Pathak,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIBHA RATAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad