JUDGMENT :

1. These 2 (two) writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India have been preferred against non-disbursement of the claims submitted by the petitioners before the respondent Life Insurance Corporation of India (‘the LIC’ and/or ‘the respondent corporation’, for short) as nominees of the deceased life assured in connection with three nos. of life insurance policies taken by the deceased life assured. The name of the deceased life assured is Saiful Islam. The petitioner in the writ petition, WP(C) no. 4370/2016 i.e. Syed Saidur Rahman is the brother of the deceased life assured whereas the petitioner in the writ petition, W.P.(C) no. 4403/2016 i.e. Syed Nur Mohammed is the father of the deceased life assured. The petitioner in W.P.(C) 4370/2016 was the nominee made by the deceased life assured in respect of the Policy No. 484626286. On the other hand, the petitioner in W.P.(C) no. 4403/2016 was the nominee for the deceased life assured in respect of two policies – Policy No. 485046083 and Police No. 485046459. When the respondent LIC did not disburse the sum