IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.899 of 2008 SHATRUDHAN YADAV, son of Raghunath Yadav, resident of village – Kheduchhapra, P.O. Sikatiya, P.S. Maharajganj, District – Siwan. Versus 1. THE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA, through its Chairman at Exhibition Road, Patna. 2. The Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India at New Delhi. 3. The Divisional Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Division Muzaffarpur. 4. Branch Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India of Branch at Maharajganj, District – Siwan. ----------- 02. 26.3.2010 Writ application was filed by the petitioner when respondent L.I.C. did not honour the commitment under the Insurance Policy taken by the brother of the petitioner. The present petitioner was the sole nominee of the said Insurance Policy. The Policy was taken on 22.2.2002 for a sum of Rs.50,000/. Policy holder died on 22.6.2003. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents they have stated that full and final settlement in terms of the policy has already been made on 30.8.2008. The amounts credited in the account of the petitioner and full and final discharge certificate has been issued, which is Annexure-A to the counter affidavit. Counsel for the petitioner thereafter submits that there has been some delay and therefore interest ought to be paid for the said delay. Some delay is caused whenever there is a death within a year of the policy taken under this circumstance. Proper 2 investigation is required as to the circumstance of death before the settlement can be made. In addition to that it is also evident that insured sum was for Rs.50, 000/- but a sum of Rs.53, 916/- has been paid to the petitioner. That can be treated as a final settlement of the claim. No further direction is required to be issued. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observation. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J )