06-05-2025 Item No.163 ML Subrata Bhattacharyya AR(C) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA No.10519 of 2024 Prasanta Ray -vs- Life Insurance Corporation of India & Ors. Mr. Subhadip Biswas Ms. Dona Saha …for the petitioner Ms. Soma Roy Chaudhuri Ms. Payel Khanra …for LICI 1. The petitioner’s claim in respect of certain death benefits in the name of his deceased wife stood rejected. An appeal has been preferred before the Zonal Manager of Life Insurance Corporation of India which is pending consideration. 2. Without entering into the merits of the representation filed before the Zonal Manager, the instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the Zonal Manager to consider the petitioner’s representation in accordance with law, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner for production of all records in support of his claim. A reasoned order shall be passed by the aforesaid authority and communicated to the petitioner. Steps shall be taken in the matter at the earliest, but positively within eight weeks from the date of communication of this order. 3. Affidavit of service filed in court be taken on record. 4. All parties are to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this court. 5. Certified copy of this order, if applied for, shall be made available to the parties. [Amrita Sinha, J] 2