IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8331 of 2008 SMT.SHAKUNTALA DEVI Wife of Late Suresh Prasad resident of Mohalla-Mathuria Gola Par, P.S. Biharsharif, District Nalanda, Temporary address- New Purandarpur, Near dr. Janardan, P.S. Jakkanpur, District-Patna. Versus 1.THE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA, through its Divisional Manager, Division Office, Jeevan Prakash Bhawan, Frasor Road, District Patna. 2.The Life Insurance Corporation of India through its Branch Manager, Jeevan Deep Bhavan Exibition Road, Branch-I, District Patna. 3.The Life Insurance Corporation of India through its Branch Manager Cum Claim Manager, Jeevan Prakash Bhavan, Fraser Road, District-Patna. ----------- 11 23.7.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the Life Insurance Corporation of India. At the end of the day wisdom has been dawned upon the authorities of the Life Insurance Corporation of India who have accepted their liability in respect of making payment to the petitioner and have volunteered to also offer ex-gratia payment of the assured amount to her after deducting the amount of three installments. Mr. Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, counsel for the Life Insurance Corporation of India has also produced a cheque of Rs.93,589/- bearing no.592849 dated 22.7.2010 with a prayer that such settlement by way of ex-gratia payment should however not be treated to be precedent. In view of the fact that the Corporation has voluntarily settled the claim, such payment made by the Life Insurance Corporation to the petitioner would not be treated as a precedent. 2 Counsel for the petitioner also submits that after settlement of the claim in the aforesaid manner the petitioner will have no further grievance in respect of the policy in question as against the Life Insurance Corporation of India. Let the aforesaid cheque be handed over to the counsel for the petitioner after taking receipt by him on the margin of the order sheet. Recording the aforementioned submissions, this application is finally disposed of. Abhay Kumar ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)