JAGDISH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Feeling aggrieved against the impugned communication dated 26.2.2015 (Annexure P-4), whereby impugned order dated 23.8.2014 (Annexure P-2) passed by respondent No.3 was upheld, rejecting the claim of the petitioner for financial assistance under the Rajiv Gandhi Pariwar Bima Yojana ('the Scheme' for short), petitioner has approached this Court by way of present writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing the impugned order. He also seeks a writ in the nature of Mandamus for directing the respondent authorities to accept the claim of the petitioner and pay him due amount under Scheme.

(2.) Heard learned counsel for the parties.

(3.) Claiming himself to be eligible and entitled for the compensation under the abovesaid Scheme, petitioner applied before the competent authority alongwith relevant documents on 13.3.2014, which was well within a period of six months from the date of issuance of the medical certificate dated 20.11.2013 (Annexure P-1). However, without appreciating the abovesaid undisputed fact situation, genuine claim of the petitioner was declined by respondent No.3 only on account of delay. Accordingly, petitioner was informed vide impugned communication dated 23.8.2014 (Annexure P-2). In fact, actual order passed by the competent authority was not even supplied to the petitioner.