By the Court—This writ petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has been filed for issuance of a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to make payment of Rs.50,000/-P.T. 124-15 with interest under the Life Insurance Policy No. 310786680.

2. The facts leading to the writ petition put briefly are these:

The petitioner’s husband Ashok Babu Sahu had purchased Life Insurance Policy No. 310786680 on 31.10.1998 for a sum of Rs. 50,000/-. The petitioner’s husband who was admitted in Anand Hospital, Allahabad on 10.1.2000 expired on 14.1.2000 at 8 a.m. due to brain heamorrhage. The petitioner/nominee filed assurance claim before the respondents which was repudiated on the score that the answers given to the question No. 11 (a) (b), (d) and (i) of proposal for insurance were incorrect as the assured suffered from various liver disorders such as cirrhosis, recurrent jaundice episode and hepatic encephalopathy since June 1997 and was operated for piles in July, 1998. The petitioner filed a writ petition against the order of repudiation of claim dated 30.8.2000 before this Court which was registered as Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.