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

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$~9 * 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. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed LPA 168/2025 Page 1 of 6 By:YASHRAJ Signing Date:22.09.2025 16:08:36 2. The appellant’s case in brief is that the son of the appellant, late Sh. Kamal Khurana, registered himself under CMAWS dated 18.12.2019, which was introduced by respondent no.1 for the benefit of advocates enrolled with respondent no.2/Bar Council of Delhi (hereinafter referred to as “BCD”). Since the Electoral Photo Identification Card (“EPIC”) number of late Sh. Kamal Khurana was not verified by the concerned authority in terms of his eligibility under the CMAWS, his name was neither included in the list of beneficiaries during the