RAJAN ROY, MANISH KUMAR
Meena Singh @ Mina Kumari – Appellant
Versus
District Magistrate, Sultanpur – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Nishant Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State.
Considering the facts of case we do not find any new ground to call for any counter-affidavit.
2. By means of this writ petitioner has prayed for following reliefs :
(II) issue a writ order or direction in nature of mandamus commanding respondent to provide benefit of Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Beema Yojana to petitioner within limited frame work of time.''
3. By means of this impugned order dated 28.3.2023 passed by the District Magistrate, Sultanpur claim of the petitioner for the insured amount under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Beema Yojna has been declined on the ground that though, it was asserted by the petitioner that her husband died on 14.10.2021 but while claiming the insured amount the petitioner, who was required to annex certain documents as per the Scheme dated 28.2.2020, had not submitted the postmortem report and 'Panchnama', o
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