Suraj Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Revenue Govt. of U.P. Lko. (U.P.) and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Lucknow Bench writ petition (WRIT - C No. 10151 of 2024, Court No. 2, Hon'ble Rajan Roy & Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh JJ., order dated 9.1.2025): petitioner Suraj Shukla seeks a separate insurance claim of Rs. 5.00 lakh under a State scheme for his mother's death, an equal sum having been paid for his father's death after both died consequent to an accident within a span of 2-3 days; the Insurance Company contends the mother was not covered under the scheme. Court took counter affidavit of opposite party no. 3 on record, directed the State to file a parawise reply bearing on its policy, required an Insurance Company response within three weeks and permitted a rejoinder within one week thereafter, and listed the matter; the admissibility question remains undecided in this interim order.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural directions only: the State to file a parawise reply having a bearing on the policy framed by it; the Insurance Company to file a response within three weeks; petitioner may file a rejoinder affidavit, if any, within one week thereafter; matter to be listed thereafter. The question of a separate Rs. 5.00 lakh claim per death remains open.