WRIT - A No. 13728 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 13728 of 2025 Shiv Kumari .....Petitioner(s) Versus The State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Atipriya Gautam, Divya Jyoti, Pratyush Srivastava, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. Heard Sri Vijay Gautam, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Divya Jyoti, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for following relief as substantial relief: "i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent authorities, to pay the Ex-gratia Amount (Anugrah Rashi) of Rs. 20 lacs on account of on-Duty Death of the petitioner's Husband late Vijay Bahadur Singh, in pursuance oft he Relevant Government Order & Office Memorandum, issued by the Respondent Authorities, along with interest." It appears from the records that the petitioner has already represented the matter to the respondent no. 3 vide representation dated 17.07.2024 which is still pending consideration. Learned Standing Counsel submits that he has