Nipura Majhi vs General Manager on 1 May, 2026

Author: B. P. Routray

Bench: B. P. Routray

                                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
                                                W.P.(C) No.11067 of 2026
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                                 Nipura Majhi                             ....          Petitioner
                                                                          Mr. S. Jena, Advocate
                                                           -versus-
                                 General Manager, State Bank of India, .... Opposite Parties
                                 Bhubaneswar and others
                                                       Mr. D.K. Mohapatra, Advocate for Bank
                                          CORAM:
                                          JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY
                                                         ORDER

01.05.2026 Order No.

01. 1. Heard Mr. S. Jena, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. D.K. Mohapatra, learned counsel for the Opposite Parties-Bank.

2. The Petitioner is the widow of late Narase Majhi, who had an insurance policy under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana. Her grievance is that, the Bank is not disbursing the insured amount upon death of her husband and her representation is pending with Opposite Party No.3.

3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Branch Manager of State Bank of India, Bangomunda Branch (Opposite Party No.3) to consider the grievance of the Petitioner as per her representation at Annexure-6 and dispose of the same, in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition.

4. An urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

( B.P. Routray) Judge B.K. Barik

Signed by: BASANTA KUMAR BARIK

Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 01-May-2026 15:35:23