IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.19368 of 2010 1. Yogendra Pandey son of Late Surendra Pandey, Resident of Garkha Road, Nandlal Tola (in front of Dharam Nan Soap Factory) Town and Police Station-Chapra Town, District- Saran. 2. Sudhir Kumar Paswan, son of Yogendra Paswan, Resident of Mohalla-Arya Nagar, Town and Police Station-Chapra, District Saran at Chapra. ……Petitioners. Versus 1. The Life Insurance Corporation of India, through its Chairman, Mumbai, Maharashtra. 2. The Zonal Manager, L.I.C. of India, ‘Jeevan Deep’ Fraser Road, Patna. 3. The Senior Divisional Manager, L.I.C. of India, Muzaffarpur Division, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Branch Manager, L.I.C. Chapra Branch-I, Chapra, District- Saran. ……..Respondents. -------- For the petitioners : Dr. Mayanand Jha & Mr. Anil Kumar Roy, Advocates. For the respondents : Mr. Umesh Prasad Singh, Senior Advocate. Mr. Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, Advocate. ---------- 02/ 29.11.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents-Life Insurance Corporation and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed by two petitioners challenging orders dated 19.04.2010 (Annexures-4 and 4/A) by which the Senior Divisional Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Muzaffarpur Division, Muzaffarpur (respondent no.3) terminated the respective agencies of petitioners nos. 1 and 2 forfeiting their renewal commission. 3. It transpires that both the petitioners have filed separate appeals against the said orders and the memorandums of - 2 - appeals are annexed as Annexure- 6 series. The said appeals have been filed under the specific provisions of Rule 22 of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Agents) Regulations, 1972. 4. Since the appeals as provided in law are pending before the authorities concerned, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the appellate authority, namely the Zonal Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India, East Central Zone, Patna, to decide the appeals expeditiously in accordance with law, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. 5. If the petitioners want any interim relief, he may file an appropriate application before the authority concerned which shall be disposed of on its own merit immediately. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)