JUDGMENT :

1. The present and the connected matters involve a common question of law. The facts are not in dispute. Accordingly, these petitions have been heard together. Upon hearing, other petitions have been de-tagged owing to other issues found involved in those cases, requiring affidavits. However, all counsel (for the respective parties), were heard, on the following common question of law.

“Whether all and/or any bread winner (of an eligible family) were insured under the Insurance Policy, or the 'Mukhiya'/head of the family or the sole bread winner of the eligible family alone was insured?”

2. Heard Sri Parv Agarwal, Sri Pawan Kumar Singh, Sri Komal Mehrotra and Sri Ajay Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner insurance company (appearing in different petitions); Sri Satya Deo Ojha and Sri Vidya Kant Shukla, learned counsel for the respondent-claimant (appearing in different petitions), on the common question of law, noted above.

3. Present writ petition has been filed by the insurance company against the order dated 24.08.2021, passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat, Muzaff