Gopal Krishna Mukerjee v. Life Insurance Corporation Of India And ORS.

Item No.- 3 09.06.2026 Court No. 25 Rohan In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA 28005 of 2025 Sri Gopal Krishna Mukerjee

Versus

Life Insurance Corporation of India & Ors.

Mr. Jaydip Kar, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Jyoti Rauth ... for the Petitioner Mr. D. K. Kundu Mr. Arjun Basu Ms. Aditi Biswas ... for the L.I.C.I Mr. Altamash Alim Mr. Sunit Biswas Mr. Rajashree Bhowmick ... for the Respondent Nos. 3 & 6

1. Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record.

2. The petitioner has filed the present writ application praying for a direction upon the respondent authorities for disbursement the superannuation and pensionary benefits to the petitioner to the tune of Rs. 76,44,428/- calculated as on 30th November, 2025 being the entitlement of the petitioner under the Superannuation Group Scheme of the respondent No. 3, namely, Transafe Services Limited.

3. By an order dated 6th May, 2026, this Court directed the Insurance Company as well as the respondent No. 3 to file their report. The respondent Nos. 1 and 2

(Insurance Company) has filed the report and the respondent Nos. 3 and 6 have filed their affidavit-inopposition. The report filed by the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 admitted that as per the record of the Life Insurance Corporation of India, the closing balance dated 31st March, 2026 in the account of the petitioner is Rs. 53,50,599.03. The respondent Nos. 1 and 2 have stated in their affidavit that if this Hon'ble Court will pass an order for release of the said amount in favour of the petitioner, the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 shall take appropriate steps for disbursement of the said amount in favour of the petitioner.

4. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent Nos. 3 and 6 submits that there is no claim of the petitioner against the respondent Nos. 3 and the respondent No. 3 is not liable to pay any amount in favour of the petitioner.

5. Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties.

6. This Court finds that the respondent No. 1 and 2 have categorically admitted that an amount Rs. 53,50,599.03 is lying in the account of the petitioner as on 31st March, 2026 and the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 also admitted that they are ready and willing to disburse the said amount in favour of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits that the petitioner is also ready

and willing to accept the amount of Rs. 53,50,599.03 as calculated by the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 being the full and final settlement amount.

7. Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the parties and the report submitted by the respondent Nos. 1 and 2, the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 are directed to disburse the amount Rs. 53,50,599.03 being the full and final amount in favour of the petitioner by transferring the said amount in the account of the petitioner within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of the details of the bank account of the petitioner.

8. As the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 are ready and willing to disburse the said amount and that the petitioner is ready and willing to accept the said amount, thus, henceforth, the petitioner cannot raise any further claim against the respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

9. With the above direction, the writ petition being WPA 28805 of 2025 is disposed of.

10. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

11. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Krishna Rao, J.)