Allahabad High Court
WRIC/38773/2026 of VINA DEVI SHAH Vs STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER on 30 September 2026
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 38773 of 2026 Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN, J. Order on Order Sheet. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for and is permitted the amend the array of parties during the course of the day. Order on Writ Petition.
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 38773 of 2026
Court No. - 40
HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN, J.
Order on Order Sheet.
Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for and is permitted the amend the array of parties during the course of the day.
Order on Writ Petition.
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1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents.
2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the husband of the petitioner was detained during the Emergency declared in the year 1975 and was lodged in jail during the period of Emergency from 1975 to 1977. The Government of Uttar Pradesh declared the persons detained during the said period as Loktantra Senanis/Freedom Fighters and extended pension and other benefits to such detainees. The husband of the petitioner died on 15.05.1997. It is submitted that, despite the entitlement of the petitioner to pension and other benefits, the same have not been released to her with effect from 30.07.2018. In this regard, the petitioner has submitted several representations before the respondent authorities, but no heed has been paid to her request and the outstanding amount has not been released.
3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that no useful purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending and appropriate direction may be issued to the respondent no.2 to consider the grievance of the petitioner.
4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and without adverting Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amit Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Vina Devi Shah .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s)
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 her grievances before the respondent no.2-District Magistrate, District Hathras 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 in accordance with law within a period of one month thereafter from the date he receives representation of the petitioner. October 1, 2026 Gaurav WRIC No. 38773 of 2026 2 (Sudhanshu Chauhan,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- GAURAV PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad