P.Thilakavathi v. The Branch Manager, Life

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28.03.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM W.P.Nos.9602 to 9605 of 2004 & W.M.P.Nos.11225 to 11228 of 2004 P.Thilakavathi .. Petitioner in W.P.No.9602 of 2004 N.Kalian .. Petitioner in W.P.No.9603 of 2004 M.Periyasamy .. Petitioner in W.P.No.9604 of 2004 N.Selvaraj .. Petitioner in W.P.No.9605 of 2004 vs 1.The Branch Manager Life Insurance Corporation of India Bharathidasan Salai Rasipuram 637 408 Namakkal District.

2.The Zonal Manager Life Insurance Corporation of India Southern Zone 102, Anna Salai Post Box No.2450 Chennai 600 002. ...Respondents in all WPs Common Prayer: Writ petitions are filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus or any other Writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to consider the petitioners as Direct Agent of LIC of India, within a time frame.

For Petitioners : Mr.H.Mohamed Rafi For Respondents : Mr.N.Vijaya Raghavan https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

C O M M O N O R D E R All these four Writ Petitions have been filed with a comman prayer to declare the writ petitioners as Direct Agent of LIC of India, within a time frame.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the Writ Petitioners fulfilled the requirements to become a Direct Agent, based on the Circular issued by the respondent Corporation.

3.However, the learned Counsel for the respondents opposed the said contention by stating that the Circular as pleaded by the writ petitioners has no relevance in respect of the relief sought for in the Writ Petitions.

4.At this juncture the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the respondents to consider the representations submitted by the petitioners in this regard.

5.Though this Court is not inclined to grant the relief as sought for in the Writ Petitions, liberty is granted to the respondents to consider the representations submitted by the Writ Petitioners, if the same are in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the respondent Corporation and pass appropriate orders as expeditiously as possible. The Writ Petitions are disposed of on the above term. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rpa +4cc to Mr.M.B. Gopalan, Advocate, S.R.Nos.19731,19873 to 19875 sk(CO) md(11/04/2017) W.P.Nos.9602 to 9605 of 2004 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/