IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 10TH JANUARY 2008 / 20TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 38076 of 2007(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- G.S.SANILDAS,AGED 23 YEARS S/O. SMT. SUSEELA, KOTTAMUKIL KUNNIL VEEDU, VATTAPPARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE BRISTON SRI.PREMCHAND R.NAIR RESPONDENT: --------------- LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER DIVISIONAL OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 38076 OF 2007 G ===================== Dated this the 10th day of January, 2008 J U D G M E N T The challenge in this writ petition is against Ext.P5, an award by the Permanent Lok Adalath for Public Utility Services. The claim before the Lok Adalath was one for double accident benefit. A reading of Ext.P5 shows that the petitioner had not opted for the same by paying additional premium and therefore the petitioner is held to be not entitled to the said benefit. The correctness of this factual finding is not impugned and therefore findings in Ext.P5 cannot be upset. 2. Petitioner submits that in Ext.P5, it is ordered that he will be paid Rs.20,000/- on maturity of the policy. According to him, this event will take place only in 2020 and therefore it is unfair to make him wait until then. However I find that surrender value that the petitioner is otherwise entitled is Rs.5,441/- and it WPC 38076/07 :2 : becomes Rs.20,000/- only when it is paid on maturity of the policy. If that be so, present amount will mature only in 2020 and it will not be proper to direct the respondent to pay the amount payable in 2020, now in the year 2008. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Rp