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2003 Supreme(Pat) 1012

AFTAB ALAM
Raju Vishwakarma – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India And Others – Respondent


Judgment

1. The petitioner is a male aged about 35 years. He lost one of his limbs in motor cycle accident. His claim of accident benefit was rejected by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation) on the ground that the loss suffered by him was not covered by the policy.

2. The petitioner is evidently a poor person without means or resources. He gave his brief to a lawyer who is so simple that in the writ petition, instead of enclosing the policy document of the petitioner he enclosed his own Insurance Policy taken from some other Insurance Company. This was to show to the court that the other Insurance Company gave to the assured a better deal and the Corporation should also pay compensation to the petitioner as the other company, under some other Insurance Scheme. The writ petition was also drafted very poorly and it contained very little facts of any relevance. In those circumstances the court asked Mr. Naveen Sinha, Advocate to appear in this case as amicus curiae. Mr. Chansi Roy, Advocate who is the counsel for the petitioner was advised to assist Mr. Sinha in bringing on record the relevant facts. I am happy to record that Mr. Naveen S

































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