DARSHANA RANI vs THE GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH PR SECRETARY & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI LPA 168/2025, CM APPL. 13008/2025, CM APPL. 13009/2025 & CM APPL. 13010/2025 DARSHANA RANI .....Appellant Through: Mr. B.S. Bagga and Mr. Jitender Khurana, Advocates. versus THE GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH PR SECRETARY & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. T. Singhdev, Mr. Tanishq Srivastava, Mr. Sourabh Kumar and Mr. Vedant Sood, Advocates for R-2/BCO. Date of Decision: 18th September, 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J: (ORAL) 1. Present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed assailing the judgment dated 13.11.2024 (hereinafter referred to as “impugned judgment”) passed by the learned Single Judge dismissing the underlying writ petition bearing W.P.(C) 7519/2024 titled “Darshana Rani vs. The Government NCT of Delhi & Anr.”, whereby the appellant had sought directions to respondent no.1 for payment of life insurance claim of INR 10 lakhs under the Chief Minister Advocate Welfare Scheme dated 18.12.2019 (hereinafter referred to as “CMAWS”) on account of the death of her son, late Sh. Kamal Khurana, Advocate. 2. The appellant’s case in brief is that the son of the appel