ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Zonal Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India – Appellant
Versus
Sita Devi, W/o. Late Girdhar Pandey – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner but no one turns up on behalf of the sole respondent, in spite of repeated calls.
2. This writ petition has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, with a prayer for issuance of a writ of certiorari to quash and cancel the award dated 06.05.2017 (Annexure 6) passed by learned Permanent Lok Adalat, Ranchi in PLA case no. 241 of 2013 whereby and where under, claim petition filed by the claimant has been allowed and the repudiation letter at Exhibit A has been set aside with further direction to the Life Insurance Corporation of India to pay a sum of Rs. 2,00,000/-to the claimant with Simple Interest @ 6% per annum from the date of filing of the case i.e. 15.05.2013 till payment, the copy of which has been kept at Annexure 6 of this writ petition.
3. The brief facts of the case is that the deceased Girdhar Pandey took a policy from the Life Insurance Corporation of India bearing policy no. 537424569 wherein the sum assured was Rs. 2,00,000/-. Girdhar Pandey was working as Constable in Jharkhand State police service, during his life time. The policy name w
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