In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh

Civil Writ Petition No. 5885 of 2010

Date of Decision: 8.8.2012

Satish Kumar & Others

... Petitioners

Versus

Surjit Kaur and Others

... Respondents

CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasbir Singh, Acting Chief Justice.

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa.

Present: Mr. D.P. Gupta, Advocate (Amicus Curiae).

Mr. Sumeet Goel, Advocate

for the Insurance Regulatory & Development

Authority.

Mr. Brijeshwar Singh Kanwar, Standing Counsel

for Union of India.

Ms. Gurveen H. Singh, Additional Advocate

General, Punjab.

Mr. Sanjay Kaushal, Senior Standing Counsel

for Union Territory, Chandigarh.

Mr. B.S. Rana, Additional Advocate General,

Haryana.

Jasbir Singh, Acting Chief Justice (Oral)

In pursuant to observations made by learned Single Judge of

this Court, in his order dated 3.3.2010 the matter was taken up by this

Court as a public interest litigation.

When disposing of F.A.O. No. 2704 of 2009 titled as “Satish

Kumar & Others Vs. Surjit Kaur & Others” arising out of an award dated

8.4.2009, learned Single Judge of this Court felt that the following issues

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of great public importance requir