#Covid-19 duty

Allahabad HC directs reconsideration of ex-gratia compensation for a police officer's Covid-19 death within three months, emphasizing beneficial interpretation of government orders. The ruling underscores administrative fairness in processing claims despite hyper-technical rejections.

Allahabad HC rules that review petitions cannot be used to reargue merits after a final order, and denying ex-gratia compensation to similarly situated claimants amounts to arbitrary discrimination under Article 14. The judgment reinforces the limited scope of review jurisdiction while upholding constitutional equality in state welfare schemes.