S. H. A. RAZA, J.

( 1 ) MRS. Aqeela Kamal widow of late Kamal Ahmad, who claims that her maiden name was Aqeela Bano, and was married to Sri Kamal Ahmad on 25/04/1976, by means of this writ petition, has prayed for the issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the Oriental Fire and General Insurance Company Ltd. and its Divisional Manager to pay the amount due to her under policy bearing No. 22117/ 41/ 52/ 83/ 00017. The said policy waspersonal Accident Policy for a sum of rupees fifty thousand. It was averred that the husband of the petitioner had taken the aforesaid policy in his name and the petitioner was nominated as the nominee in the said policy. In the said policy after the words nominee, the name of the petitioner was mentioned asmrs. Quila Kamal wife of the Insured.

( 2 ) BESIDES the above, Late Sri Kamal Ahmad, the husband of the petitioner also got himself insured with another policy No. 59332252 with Life Insurance Company of India, in which the petitioner was nominated by Sri Kamal Ahmad in her maiden name Aqila Bano. On 25-2-1984, the petitioners husband met with an accident and expired on 13-3-1984. Whereupon, the petitioner being the nominees stated h