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2026 DAILYLAW 8809 (ALL)

SMT DARSHANA v. STATE OF U.P. AND 6 OTHERS

WRIA/14847/2026 · 2026-09-22

Dinesh Pathak

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14847 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) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the competent Respondent Authority to sanction and pay the family pension to the petitioner being widow of Late Mahesh Chand along with interest. (ii) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the District Magistrate Hapur to consider and decide the Application dated 29.05.2026 [filed as Annexure No.3 to this Writ Petition] of the Petitioner pending before him." 3. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondents no.1 to 5 and Shri Shahrukh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondents no.6 & 7 have contended that the grievance of the petitioner, as raised in the instant writ petition, can be more appropriately redressed by the Executive Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Hapur (respondent no.6) 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 keeping this matter pending; therefore, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition, without making any observation on the merits of the case, with liberty to the present petitioner to move a fresh representation with respect to his grievances, as raised in this petition, Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anand Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Shahrukh Smt Darshana .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) 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.6, 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 direction, instant writ petition stands finally disposed of. September 23, 2026 VR WRIA No. 14847 of 2026 2 (Dinesh Pathak,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIBHA RATAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad