Anil Kumar Singh and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Death-in-service dues claim by legal heirs via Article 226 writ; competing interest of widow Smt. Pooja Singh (opposite party no.5) protected by direction for hearing; no adjudication on entitlement due to factual aspects; remedy routed through fresh representation to Superintendent of Police, Raebareli (opposite party no.4) with mandate of reasoned and speaking order within eight weeks; notices to opposite party no.5 dispensed with; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; WRIT - A No. 7520 of 2025; decided 16.7.2025 by Manish Mathur, J.; petition disposed of; no precedent cited; no monetary amount awarded.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh representation before opposite party no.4 (Superintendent of Police, Raebareli); such representation to be decided expeditiously in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order within eight weeks of receipt of the representation with a certified copy of the order, after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioners as well as Smt. Pooja Singh (opposite party no.5); notices to opposite party no.5 dispensed with.