Shanti Devi v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Family pension; release of family pension after death of husband; application pending consideration; direction to decide pending representation; Executive Engineer, Electricity Department, Pilibhit; respondent no.4; opportunity of hearing; six weeks timeline; certified copy of order; no legal impediment; no opinion on merits; consent of respondents' counsel; mandamus-style disposal; Allahabad High Court; WRIT - A; Manju Rani Chauhan J.; November 19, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no.4, Executive Engineer, Electricity Department, Pilibhit, to consider and decide the petitioner's pending family-pension application in accordance with law after proper opportunity of hearing, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six weeks from production of a certified copy of the order, if there is no legal impediment; no opinion expressed on merits.