Might Lead To A Scam: Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking MHA To Share Deceased Individuals' Data With LIC For Jeevan Jyoti Scheme Claims

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL that sought to mandate the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide a database of deceased individuals in the country to the Life Insurance Corporation, so as to enable the family members or nominees of deceased policyholders to claim benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana. The PIL sought directions to the LIC to provide policy documents to all the policy holders of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana. The petition further sought directions to the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide information of all the deceased individuals to the LIC, so that the nominee/family members of the deceased policy holders can directly get the insurance claim of Rs. “This Court is further of the view that if the course of action as suggested in the present writ petition is adopted, it may lead to a scam, as benefits under the policy may be appropriated by individuals who have not applied and who are not verified.” The Court noted that the petitioner did not submit any letter written by family members or nominees of the deceased complaining about the non-issuance of policy documents to the policy holders.