JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Vijay Dixit, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State of U.P. i.e. respondent no. 3, Sri Madhukar Ojha, learned counsel for the respondent no. 4, Sri Sanjeev Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no. 6, Sri Satyajit Banerji, learned counsel for respondent no. 7 and there is a request for adjournment on the ground of illness on behalf of Sri Taranjeet Singh Makkar, who appears for the HDFC Ergo General Insurance Co. Ltd-respondent no. 8. Learned counsel for the petitioner has stated that all payments due from respondent no. 8 have been received by the petitioner no lis survives in so far as the respondent no. 8 is concerned, therefore, this Court has proceeded to hear the matter finally.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that for providing social security and welfare of the unorganized workers and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto, the Government of India introduced the Unorganized Workers' Social Security Act, 2008, and introduced a Welfare Scheme for unorganized workers in the name of Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yojana (hereinafter referred to as 'the RSBY') to cover a number of non BPL categor