Sudha Devi v. The Union Of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17953 of 2022 ====================================================== Sudha Devi W/o Late Sanjay Kumar Mishra, R/o Sewreji Narainian, Gopalganj, Bihar- 841438.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

2.

The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna, Bihar.

3.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Chairman New India Assurance Company Limited, M.G. Road, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400001.

5.

The Chief Regional Manager, New India Assurance Company Limited, Patna Regional Office, 6th and 7th Floor, B.S.F.C. Building, Fraser Road, Patna-800001.

6.

The District Magistrate, Gopalganj.

7.

The Civil Surgeon-cum-Chairman, District Survey Committee, Gopalganj. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Aryan Sinha For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Additional Solicitor General ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 03-10-2023 The learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submits that a sum of Rs. 4.50 lacs has already stood paid to the petitioner in lieu of death of her husband on account of Covid19 infection, hence, nothing survives for consideration in the present writ petition.

2.

Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed off, however, with liberty to the petitioner to take recourse to such other remedies as are otherwise available under the law with

Patna High Court CWJC No.17953 of 2022(4) dt.03-10-2023 2/2 regard to her claim for grant of compensation to the tune of Rs. 50 lacs under the Insurance Scheme.

3.

Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed off as not pressed.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U