IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2563 of 2005 1. RENU SINHA W/O Sri Sanjay kumar, R.O.V Naudega, P.s. Baheri, Dist-Darbhanga. 2. Raghunath Yadav S/o Shri Yogendra Yadav. Resident of Village-Naudega P.S. Baheri, Dist-Darbhanga. Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA through Secretaqry to the Finance Department govt. of India, new Delhi. 2. The General insurance Corporation, of India, through its managing Director new Delhi. 3. The national insurance company Ltd. through its general manager, Regd. Office 3 middleton Street Post box No. 9229 Kolkata 700071. 4. The Branch Manager National Insurance Company Ltd. Co. Darbhanga Branch, Darbhanga. 5. The Brnach Manager, United Bank of India, Baheri Branch, Distt- Darbhanga. ----------- 3 28.02.2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging order dated 28.9.2004 by which Branch Manager National Insurance Company Ltd., Darbhanga (Respondent No. 4) rejected the claim of damage caused to the petitioners as time barred. 3. It transpires that after the aforesaid letter dated 28.9.2004(Annexue-5), the Branch Manager United Bank of India respondent No. 5 had issued letters dated 6.10.2004 (Annexures-6 & 7) directing the Manager, National Insurance Company to inspect the petitioner’s shop and settle the claim as early as possible. 4. Learned counsel for the 2 petitioners submits that thereafter, nothing has been done although more than 6 years have lapsed and even counter affidavit has not been filed as yet by any of the respondents in spite of the fact that copy of the writ petition had been served as far back as in January, 2005. 5. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances of this case, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioners to file an application before the Branch Manager National Insurance Company Ltd., Darbhanga (Respondent No. 4) within 15 days from today along with a copy of this order and if no steps have been taken by the said Corporation in compliance of the said intimation of the Union Bank of India dated 6.10.2004 (Annexues-6 and 7), the aforesaid respondent No. 4 shall consider the matter in detail taking in view the specific directions of the Union Bank of India and shall dispose of the application of the petitioner in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months thereafter. Prakash ( S. Nayer Hussain, J.) 3