( 1 ) THE plaintiff Smt. Shanta Trivedi has brought this suit for the recovery of a sum of Rs. 2,50,000. 00 together with interest thereon at the rate of 12% per annum for the period from the date the said amount became payable till the institution of the suit She has also prayed for the grant of future interest from the date of the suit till realisation of the amount

( 2 ) UMA Shanker Trivedi, late husband of the plaintiff had taken out five Life Insurance Policies with the defendant Life Insurance Corporation of India, Jeevan Vihar, 25, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi (in short lic), the details whereof are as follows : (See details on next page)

( 3 ) THE plaintiff had been appointed by the assured deceased Uma Shankar Trivedi as his nominee and in that capacity she was to be paid the sums assured under the policies, in the event of the death of the assured before the maturity dates of the polices. The assured fell suddenly ill on the morning of 5th February, 1973 and was immediately removed to All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, (hereinafter to be referred to as the institute ) where he was admitted and where he died on 11th February, 1973.

( 4 ) THE defendant-L

Click Here to Read the rest of this document