AFR HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Court No.40 Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:66456-DB CORAM : HON’BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J.

HON’BLE VIPIN CHANDRA DIXIT, J.

WRIT-C NO. 21818 OF 2023 SANTOSH KUMAR V.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY/ DEPUTY SECRETARY/ SECRETARY, INSURANCE OMBUDSMAN, LUCKNOW AND OTHERS For the Petitioner : Mr. Hari Bans Singh, Advocate For the Respondents : Ms. Shruti Malviya, Advocate Last heard on April 8, 2025 Pronounced on April 29, 2025 HON’BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J.

1. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated May 19, 2023 whereby Assistant Secretary/Deputy Secretary/Secretary, Insurance Ombudsman, Lucknow (hereinafter referred to as ‘respondent no.1’) has dismissed the complaint filed by the petitioner against rejection of life insurance claim by the Senior Divisional Manager, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) Division Office, Prayagraj (hereinafter referred to as ‘respondent no.3’) concerning policy no.205602934 vide impugned order dated March 23, 2021 which has also been challenged. The petitioner further prays to command the respondents to re