JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the 1st respondent to release the insured amount under Policy Nos.707057293, 707057415 proportionately in favour of the petitioners.)

1. Petitioner has sought for a writ of mandamus, to direct the first respondent to release the insured amount under Policy Nos.707057293 and 707057415 proportionately in favour of the petitioners.

2. The wife and children of one Mr.Ramakrishnan, who died, on 25.08.2018, are the petitioners. The writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus to the first respondent, who is the Life Insurance Corporation of India Ltd, to release the insured amount under two of the policies taken by the first petitioner’s husband in their favour.

3. According to the petitioners, during the life time of the deceased Ramakrishnan, he had taken two insurance policies bearing Nos.707057293 and 707057415 with the first respondent. He had been paying the premium till his death. As the first petitioner is inexperienced and was not well-educated, her husband had appointed the second respondent, who is his paternal uncle’s son, as nominee in the said poli