CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

3 16-12-2025 1. The petitioner is a widow of one Brijesh Mishra.

The writ application has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondent/Life Insurance Corporation and its authorities to pay the death claim benefits arising out of L.I.C. Policy No. 846938124 purchased in the name of deceased husband of the petitioner.

2. The brief facts of the case is that petitioner was married to Brijesh Mishra on 24.11.2016 as per the Hindu Rites. The petitioner's husband was employed in Canara Bank as a senior manager. The husband of the petitioner died of cancer on 21.01.2021. During his lifetime, the petitioner's husband had purchased two insurance policies from L.I.C. in his name having a Policy No. 518925090 having the date of commencement on 11.12.2013. The maturity of the sum assured of the said policy was Rs. 5,51,000/- and death benefits assured was Rs. 5,00,000/-. The husband purchased another policy bearing Policy No. 846938124 having date of commencement on 19.06.2019. The sum assured of the said policy is Rs. 60,00,000/-. In the first policy bearing No. 518925090, the brother of the petitioner's husband, Shri Ris