IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 19TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 30TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 5450 of 2010() ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- SOBHANA,AGED 47 YEARS, W/O.LATE SRI.NARAYANAN NADAR,GOSHALA THAZHE PUTHEN VEEDU,CHEKKAKONAM,AZHIKODE.P.O,NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 564. BY ADV. SRI.SREEKANTH S.NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA, CORPORATE OFFICE,MUMBAI-1,REPRESENTD BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 2. BRANCH MANAGER,LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA,P B NO.4,JEEVAN JYOTHI, 11TH STONE,NEDUMANGAD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 541. 3. SHYNI,AGED 24 YEARS,W/O.LATE SRI.SHIBU, MUTHIKAVIL VEEDU,PARANDODU .PO,ARYANADU, NEDUMANGAD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. AJIN,AGED 41 YEARS, S/O.LATE SRI.SHIBU,MINOR,REPRESENTED BY SHYNI, AGED 24 YEARS,W/O.LATE SRI.SHIBU,MUTHIKAVIL VEEDU, PARANDODU.P.O,ARYANADU,NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. No Standing Counsel for R1 and R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.5450/2010-E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 19th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the mother of the deceased Shri Shibu who was a policy holder under the first and second respondents. It appears that he died on 28/12/2009 in an accident. 2. The third respondent is the widow of late Shri Shibu and the fourth respondent is their only child. The apprehension of the petitioner is that the amount under the policy will be disbursed to the third respondent who is the nominee of the deceased. According to the petitioner, she is also entitled for payment of 1/3rd share of the policy amount being the mother and, she has filed a representation as per Ext.P6. 3. It is well settled that a nominee is entitled to receive the amount. The widow of late Shri Shibu is entitled to be paid the amount by the Corporation. If the petitioner has got any right for a share in the policy amount as claimed herein, she has to approach the Civil Court in the matter. Leaving open the said remedy, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms