Court No. - 40
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 30028 of 2021 Petitioner :- Arjun Sharma Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Chandra Solanki Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Tarun Agrawal
Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Tarun Agrawal, learned counsel for respondent no.2 and learned Standing Counsel for State authorities.
Petitioner's wife was working as Shiksha Mitra and was assigned election duty in Panchayat Elections - 2020. It is contended that petitioner's wife has contracted Covid-19 and has died on 12.07.2021. It is stated that petitioner has made a representation to the concerned District Magistrate seeking benefit of the Government Order dated 01.06.2021, which provides for grant of ex gratia payment to the victims of Covid-
19 Pandemic. Grievance is that although petitioner has represented to the concerned District Magistrate but no action has yet been taken by the authority concerned on her application and she has not been released any ex gratia payment.
Learned counsel for respondents submits that no useful purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending and appropriate directions may be issued to the concerned District Magistrate, who may decide the claim of the petitioner.
In this view of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed off directing the respondent no.4 to consider the pending application of the petitioner for grant of ex gratia payment under the Government Order dated 01.06.2021 and pass appropriate order, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one month from the date of production of certified copy of this order considering all the aspects of the case in accordance with law.
Order Date :- 17.12.2021 Ashok Kr.