Jyoti Devi v. Union of India and 3 Others

Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 36832 of 2023 Petitioner :- Jyoti Devi Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Prakash Chandra Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Arvind Singh,Satish Chaturvedi,Shreesh Srivastava Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner; Shri Arvind Singh, learned counsel for Union of India, Shri Shreesh Srivastava, learned counsel for United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (respondent nos.2 and 3) and Shri Pankaj Srivastava, learned counsel for State Bank of India (respondent no.4).

¶2Present writ petition is preferred interi-alia with following principal relief:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent authorities i.e. respondent no.2, 3 and 4 to release the policy amount bearing No.1203004219P114083561 to the petitioner forthwith alongwith reasonable interest."

¶3Learned counsel for the petitioner states that as the petitioner's husband, who was working as Constable in Central Reserve Police Force, met with an accident on 24.01.2020 and finally succumbed to injuries. In support of his submission, he has placed reliance on the First Information Report dated 11.02.2020, which was registered as Case Crime No.25/2020 under Section 279, 336 IPC. It is claimed that the petitioner's husband had purchased a policy bearing No.1203004219P114083561 from United India Insurance Co. Ltd. under Group Personal Accident/Air Accident Claim for a period of 04.01.2020 to 03.01.2021, which was attached with Salary Package Account of State Bank of India, Ali Ganj Branch, District Etah pertaining to the petitioner's husband and the premium of the said policy was deposited. After the death of her husband, petitioner has approached to the Branch Manager, United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (respondent no.3) for release of the money in lieu of aforesaid policy but her grievance was not redressed and such situation has impelled her to approach this Court by filing the present writ petition with aforesaid relief.

¶4Considering the facts and circumstances, we are not inclined to keep the matter pending consideration. The writ petition is disposed of asking the Branch Manager, United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (respondent no.3) to process the claim, strictly in accordance with law, in six weeks. In case it is required necessary comments may also be obtained from the concerned Authorities. Order Date :- 8.12.2023 A. Pandey High Court of Judicature at Allahabad