Allahabad High Court
SMT. VANDANA SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The Court ordered the petitioner to file a fresh representation with a certified copy of the order and directed the District Magistrate to decide the matter within one month.
Summary
The petitioner, Smt. Vandana Singh, filed an application for compensation under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojna on 12 March 2026, which remains pending before the District Magistrate, Prayagraj. She approached the High Court seeking a direction that the competent authority decide her grievance. The respondents argued that the matter could be considered by the competent authority without court intervention. The Court, without examining the merits, disposed of the writ petition and permitted the petitioner to file a fresh representation, attaching a certified copy of the order, within one month. The Court further directed the District Magistrate to consider and decide the representation within one month of receipt. The order thus provides a procedural remedy while leaving the substantive claim to be adjudicated by the administrative authority.
Issues considered
- Whether a High Court can direct a District Magistrate to consider a pending compensation application under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojna.
- Whether the petitioner should be allowed to file a fresh representation with a certified copy of the court order.
Subjects
- writ petition
- administrative law
- compensation scheme
- direction to authority
- fresh representation
- procedural order
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 18973 of 2026
Smt. Vandana Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dhiraj Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 40
HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J.
1. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset submits that the subject
matter of the present writ petition is pending consideration before the
respondent no.2-District Magistrate, Prayagraj by way of an application for
compensation under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojna,
which was filed on 12.03.2026 and the same has not been decided till date.
2. Per contra, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents contends that
the matter can very well be considered by the competent authority and
therefore, an appropriate direction be issued to the competent authority to
consider the grievance of the petitioner.
3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and without adverting
into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed off permitting the
petitioner to file a fresh representation alongwith certified copy of this order
raising all his grievances before the respondent No.2-District Magistrate,
Prayagraj within a period of one month from today. In case, any such
representation is filed by the petitioner, the respondent No.2 shall consider
and decide the same strictly in accordance with law within a period of one
month thereafter from the date he receives the representation of the
petitioner.
May 14, 2026
SS
(Garima Prashad,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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