KAVITA DEVI vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 117 CWP-13358-2026 Date of Decision: 01.05.2026 KAVITA DEVI ...Petitioner Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR. …Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. R.K. Girdhwal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Akshit Pathania, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of communication dated 19.12.2024 whereby her claim for compensation under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Parivar Suraksha Yojna (for short ‘Deen Dayal Yojna’) has been rejected on the ground of delay. 2. As per petition, the petitioner’s husband passed away on 25.09.2023. He was 39 years’ old. His annual family income as per Parivar Pehchan Patra was less than Rs.1,00,000/-. She filed online application on 24.05.2024 seeking compensation under Deen Dayal Yojna. The respondent has rejected her claim on the ground that application was filed beyond 90 days. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Deen Dayal Yojna was introduced on 24.05.2024. No limitation was prescribed in the original scheme, how