IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2426 of 2005 Subodh Kumar, S/o Raghunath Prasad, R/o Kali Tola, Patel Chowk, P.S.-Farbisganj, District-Araria. …… Petitioner. Versus 1. The National Insurance Company Ltd. through its Regional Manager, Patna. 2. The Branch Manager, National Insurance Company Limited, Farbisganj, District-Araria. …… Respondents. For the petitioner : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate. ----------- 2. 25.01.2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. This writ petition has been filed for directing the Branch Manager, National Insurance Company Limited, Farbisganj, District-Araria (Respondent no. 2) to settle the claim of the petitioner for Rs. 2,79,086/- as per the claim filed by the petitioner on 23.12.1996 against his Policy No. 17702/7501731/96 which was valid on the date of occurrence and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after the filing of the claim, the authorities of the National Insurance Company communicated to the Excise Department asking for stock register and again when the petitioner sent his lawyer’s notice dated 23.06.2000 (Annexure-8) the authorities asked for some documents, which the petitioner submitted, but inspite of it no step was taken by the authorities concerned and the claim of the petitioner is still pending before the Branch Manager, National Insurance Company Ltd. Farbisganj, Araria(Respondent no. 2). 2 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances of this case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Branch Manager, National Insurance Company Ltd. Farbisganj, Araria (Respondent no. 2) to consider the matter and decide the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law by a speaking order. If the petitioner files a representation along with a copy of this order before the said authority within three weeks, the said authority shall decide the same expeditiously as stated above preferably within a period of two months thereafter and if any amount is found payable to the petitioner it should be immediately paid. Sujit (S. N. Hussain, J.)