1. This First Appeal arises out of a judgment and decree dt. 10th Oct. , 1977, passed by Sri K.P. Sinha, 2nd Subordinate Judge, Dhanbad, in Title Suit No. 48 of 1975, whereby and whereunder the said court decreed the plaintiff-respondent suit in part.

2. The plaintiff had filed the aforementioned suit for realisation of a sum of Rs. 10,000.00 and also for a sum of Rs. 1800.00 as interest thereon.

3. The learned Trial Court granted a decree in the aforementioned suit for a sum of Rs. 10,000.00 but did not grant a decree in respect of the interest claimed by him. The plaintiff has filed cross objection against that part of the decree whereby and wherein the learned court below refused to grant interest in favour of the plaintiff-respondents, and the defendant has preferred this appeal at against that part of the decree whereby the learned lower court below had decreed the plaintiff-respondents suit to the extent of Rs. 10,000.00 as aforementioned.

4. The facts of the case lie in a very narrow compass.

5. One Sudarshan Prabha Bhalla, wife of the plaintiff obtained a policy bearing No. 30491486 on her life with the appellant, Life Insurance Corporation of India. The said contra