RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. PURNIMA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These five appeals are placed for the decision of the Division Bench by the learned Single Judge vide orders dated July 23, 2012. The said self-speaking order of the learned Single Judge discloses the necessity of hearing cases by the Division Bench and, therefore, we would like to reproduce that order in its entirety:-

(2.) Government of Haryana has published notification dated 1.8.2006 promulgating the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006. Under these rules, financial assistance is given to assist the families of deceased/missing Government employees of Group A, B, C & D category in tiding over the emergent situation, resulting from the loss of the bread-earner while in regular service. These rules are reproduced in toto hereunder:-

(3.) In Smt. Santosh while ruling in favour of the Insurance Company, the learned Single Judge relied upon the judgment of the Supreme Court in Bhakra Beas Management Board v. Kanta Aggarwal, 2008 11 SCC 366. The rationale given by learned Single Judge is found in para-7 and 8 thereof which makes the following reading:-