MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. 7467 of 2021 at Lucknow

1 AFR Neutral Citation No.2025:AHC-LKO:12387 Judgment Reserved on 13.02.2025 Judgment Delivered on 28.02.2025 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 7467 of 2021 Petitioner :- Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Respondent :- Shradha Padmaja Awasthi And Ors. Counsel for Petitioner :- Prasoon Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- Dhruv Kumar Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J. 1. Heard Sri Prasoon Srivastava, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Dhruv Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent no.1. None appears for opposite party no.2. 2. The present application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed challenging an award dated 21.12.2020 passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat, Lucknow in Case No.06 of 2017 (Smt. Padmaja Awasthi vs Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited and another), whereby, the complaint filed by the respondent no.1 was allowed and the petitioner was directed to pay compensation of Rs.50,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Lac Only) along with interest @ 9% from the date of filing of the case and Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand Only) towards litigation cost. 3. Challenging the award impugned, the Counsel for the petitioner argues that t