IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.425 of 2005 Smt.Chinta Devi, W/o Late Mahendra Prasad, Permanent R/o- Amhara, P.S.-Bihta, District-Patna, At present residing in the house of Sri Ram Gati Singh, Mithapur-Khagaul Road, P.S.-Jakkanpur, District/Town-Patna ……. Petitioner. Versus 1. The Life Insurance Corporation of India through its Divisional Manager, “Jeevan Deep” Fraser Road, Patna-800001. 2. The Divisional Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India, “Jeevan Deep”, Fraser Road, Patna-800001. 3. The Branch Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Branch No. III, 3rd Floor, Exhibition Road, Patna-800001. ….. Respondents. For the petitioner : Mr. Shambhu Saran Singh, Advocate. Mr. Mukesh Prasad Singh, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Umesh Pd. Singh, Sr. Advocate. Mr. Anjani Kumar Singh, Advocate. ----------- 4. 17.01.2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents Life Insurance Corporation of India and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner to settle and pay insurance claim with interest at the rate of 18% per annum to the petitioner, who is nominee with respect to Life Insurance Policy No. 512094342 issued by the Branch Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Branch No. 3, Patna (Respondent no. 3) commencing from 28.11.2001 (Annexure-1) in the name of the petitioner’s husband Mahendra Prasad, who subsequently died on 19.02.2002 due to heart failure. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although she had approached the authority in the year 2002 and the claim of the petitioner with regard to the other three Life Insurance 2 Policies of Late Mahendra Prasad had been settled, but nothing has been done with regard to the instant policy. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents vehemently opposes the contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner and submits that the petitioner has neither given the details of ailments nor the petitioner or the hospital concerned had provided the details as required, hence, the matter could not be decided by the authorities. 5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach to the Manager (Claims) Life Insurance Corporation, Divisional Office, Patna. However, if the petitioner files such an application before the said authority within 15 days from today along with the documents available with the petitioner and the facts of the deceased in detail which are available to the petitioner, the said authority shall decide the same by a speaking order within three months thereafter holding an appropriate enquiry in that regard. If the petitioner is aggrieved by any order of the authority, she will be at liberty to approach the appropriate Forum for redressal of her grievances. Sujit (S.N.Hussain,J.)