HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8559 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State Respondents and Sri Amit Sharma, Advocate who has filed his vakalatnama on behalf of the opposite party no.2, which is taken on record. 2. This writ petition has been filed with the following main prayers:- "(I) A writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding thereby directing the opposite party No.2 to provide the benefit of insurance claim under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana to the petitioner forthwith, in the interest of justice. (II) A, writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding thereby directing the bank authorities to decide the insurance claim of the petitioner made under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana on 25.04.2025, in the interest of justice. (contained as Annexure No:3)" 3. Learned counsel for the respondent no.2 has raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the petition as no cause of action has arisen within territorial jurisdiction of this Court at Lucknow. 4. We have gone through the pleadings, it appears that the son of the petitioner was working in Maharashtra and the Union Bank of India, Bank Branch Bhiwandi, Thane, Maharashra is supposed to give compensation Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Lal Bahadur Khan Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Kapish Srivastava Rajdhar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Finance Sectt. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) as no cause of action has arisen within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court at Lucknow. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate forum. September 4, 2025 Darpan Sharma WRIC No. 8559 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- DARPAN SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench