WP(C) 2866/2003 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY The petitioner’s husband was employed with the Assam Small Industries Developmen t Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as ASIDC Ltd.) and was covered un der the GSLI Scheme of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) under which premium amount is deducted from the monthly salary of the employees and in turn is deposited with the LIC by the employer. The petitioner was refused the death claim against her deceased husband on the ground that at the time of the death of the insured i.e. on 22.5.2001, the insured was not covered as the premium was deposited by the employer only on 23.5.2010. Although none is present on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. B. Pathak, lea rned counsel appearing for the respondents 1,2 & 3 submits that the issues raise d in the present proceeding is squarely covered by the Supreme Court decision in Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation vs. Rajiv Kumar Bhasker reported in (2005) 6 SCC 188 where the Supreme Court has held that in such GSLI Scheme involving a tripartite agreement between the LIC, the employer and its employees where th e employer acts as the agent for collection and payment of premium by deduction from salaries of the employees, the LIC cannot make the employee suffer conseque nces emanating from the default on the part of the employer. Accordingly the Sup reme Court held that the LIC is liable to pay on the claim where the premium has not been deposited with the LIC, due to default of the employer. Having regard to the above decision of the Supreme Court and considering the fact that the premium was already deducted from the salary of the insured b y the employer and it is only because of the default of the employer the premium was not deposited in time with the LIC authorities, I am of the considered opin ion that the claim made against Late Kumud Chandra Baishya ex-employee of ASIDC Ltd. against the Policy No. 26215 ought to be granted by the LIC authorities. Accordingly this case is disposed of by directing the respondents to gra nt the claim to the claimant petitioners, within a period of 4 weeks from today. It is ordered accordingly.