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WPMS No.1732 of 2024
WPMS No.1734 of 2024
WPMS No.1744 of 2024
WPMS No.1745 of 2024
WPMS No.1746 of 2024
WPMS No.1753 of 2024
WPMS No.1754 of 2024
WPMS No.1757 of 2024
WPMS No.1759 of 2024
H o n ’ b l e M a n o j K u m a r Ti w a r i , J.
Mr . B. S. Kor an ga, Adv ocat e f or t h e
pet it ioner .
Mr . Anil Kum ar Dabr al, Addit ion al
C. S. C. and Mr . Su y ash Pan t , St an din g
Cou n sel f or t he St at e of Ut t ar ak h an d.
Mr . Rahul Consu l, Adv ocat e f or
Sachiv Bh av an Ev am An y a San n ir m an
Kar m ak ar Kaly an Boar d, Deh r adun .
2 . Since com m on qu est ion s of law an d
f act ar e in v olv ed in t h ese w r it pet it ion s,
t h er efor e t h ey w er e h ear d t oget h er and
ar e being decided by a com m on
j u dgm en t . How ev er , f or t he sak e of
br ev it y , f act s of Wr it Pet it ion ( M/ S)
No. 1 7 3 2 of 20 2 4 alon e ar e being
con sider ed an d discu ssed.
3 . By m ean s of t h is w r it pet it ion ,
pet it ioner h as sou gh t t h e f ollow ing r elief :
“ i) To issue a w r it or der and dir ect ion in t he nat ur e
of Mandam us dir ect ing and com m anding t he
Respondent s t o consider t he case of t he pet it ioner
for r eleasing Rs.3,00, 000/ - in favor of t he pet it ioner
under t he Building and ot her const r uct ion w or km en
( Regulat ion of em ploym ent and condit ions of
ser vice) schem e w it hout any t echnical obj ect ion.”
4 . Accor din g t o pet it ioner , she is
depen den t of Sh r i San j u Ku m ar , w ho
w as r egist er ed as Con st r u ct ion Wor k er
u n der Buildin g an d Ot h er Con st r u ct ion
Wor k er s ( Regulat ion of Em ploy m en t an d
Con dit ion s of Ser v ice) Act , 1 99 6 , w h o
died on 1 4 . 0 2 . 20 2 3 . Pet it ion er applied
f or deat h claim av ailable t o depen den t s
of Con st r u ct ion Wor k er s u n der
Ut t ar ak h an d Bu ildin g and Ot h er
Con st r uct ion Wor k er s ( Regulat ion of
Em ploy m en t and Con dit ions of Ser v ice)
Ru les, 2 0 0 5 , as am en ded f r om t im e- t o-
t im e. As per t h e said Ru les, depen den t s
of Con st r uct ion Wor k er s ar e en t it led t o
- . Sin ce
death claim upto ₹3,00,000/
decision h as not been t ak en on t h e
applicat ion m ade by pet it ioner ,
t h er efor e, sh e h as appr oached t his
Cou r t .
5 . Lear n ed cou nsel f or t h e pet it ion er
su bm it s t h at dat e of m ak in g applicat ion
f or deat h claim by t h e pet it ion er is
2 7 . 0 9 . 2 0 2 3 . Thu s, h e su bm it s t h at t he
applicat ion w as m ade w it hin t im e
st ipulat ed for t h e pu r pose.
6 . Mr . Rah ul Con su l, Adv ocat e r efer s
t o Rule 2 7 9 of t he af or esaid Rules, w hich
r eads as un der :
“ 2 7 9 . A p p l i ca t i o n f o r A s s i s t a n ce o n D e a t h .- ( 1)
A nom inee w ho is ent it led t o Deat h Assist ance under
t his r ule shall subm it t o t he Secr et ar y or any ot her
officer aut hor ised by him an applicat ion in For m No.
XXXVI I . A cer t ificat e r egar ding t he deat h/ accident
deat h issued by a Gover nm ent doct or shall be
pr oduced along w it h t he applicat ion and ot her
docum ent s specified by t he Boar d.
( 2) The Secr et ar y or t he officer aut hor ised by him
m ay on r eceipt of t he applicat ion conduct an enquir y
w it h r egar d t o t he eligibilit y of t he applicant .
( 3) I f t he Secr et ar y or t he officer aut hor ised by him
is sat isfied t hat t he per son w ho has applied for
financial assist ance is ent it led for such assist ance he
m ay sanct ion t he am ount .
( 4) The sanct ioning aut hor it y shall m aint ain a
r egist er for t his pur pose in For m No. XXXVI I I .
( 5) A per son aggr iev ed by any decision t aken under
sub- r ule ( 3) m ay file an appeal befor e t he Boar d
w it hin sixt y days fr om t he dat e of r eceipt of t he
or der under t hat sub- r ule and t he decision of t he
Boar d t her eon shall be final.”
7 . Mr . Rah ul Consul, Adv ocat e subm it s
t h at deat h claim can be r eleased only
af t er due enquir y .
8 . Since applicat ion m ade by
pet it ioner is pending f or last m or e t h an
1 0 m on t h s, t her ef or e, t he w r it pet it ion s
ar e disposed of w it h a dir ect ion t o
r espon den t n o. 2 t o t ak e decision on
pet it ioner ’s applicat ion f or deat h claim
w it hin a per iod of f ou r m on t hs’ f r om t he
dat e of pr odu ct ion of cer t ified copy of
t h is or der .
( M a n o j K u m a r Ti w a r i , J.)
28.06.2024
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