diff --git a/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php b/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
index 74cfa7ad..85c0936a 100755
--- a/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
@@ -3571,6 +3571,20 @@ class EmployeeRestController extends AdminController
         $get_docs_name = $this->request->getPost('claim_doc_names') ?? [];
         $policy_transaction_id = $this->request->getPost('policy_transaction_id') ?? null;
 
+        $client_policy_data = $this->clientPolicyModel->where('id', $received_data['client_policy_id'] ?? null)->first();
+
+        $isduplicate = checkDuplicateClaim([
+            'doa' => change_date_format($received_data['doa'] ?? '') ?? null, 
+            'emp_code' => $received_data['emp_code'] ?? null, 
+            'claim_amount' => $received_data['claim_amount'] ?? null, 
+            'policy_no' => $client_policy_data['policy_no'] ?? null
+        ]);
+
+        if($isduplicate){
+            $response = ['status' => false, 'message' => 'Claim already exist'];
+            return $this->respond($response, 200);
+        }
+
         if(!empty($policy_transaction_id)){
            $response = $this->retailClaimInitiate($received_data);
             return $this->respond($response, 200);
diff --git a/app/Helpers/utility_helper.php b/app/Helpers/utility_helper.php
index 1585b803..048202c2 100755
--- a/app/Helpers/utility_helper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/utility_helper.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use App\Models\BatchFileModelFileModel;
 use App\Controllers\GoogleDriveController;
 use App\Models\BatchFileModel;
 use App\Controllers\ApiServiceController;
+use App\Models\TicketMasterModel;
 
 // File: app/Helpers/Uuid_helper.php
 
@@ -978,3 +979,33 @@ if (!function_exists('generate_ecard_download_link_based_on_tpa')) {
     }
 }
 
+if (!function_exists('checkDuplicateClaim')) {
+
+   function checkDuplicateClaim(array $params): bool
+    {   
+        $ticketMaster = new TicketMasterModel();
+        $query = $ticketMaster->where('is_active', 1);
+
+        if(!empty($params['doa']) && !empty($params['claim_amount'])){
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $hasValidCondition = false;
+
+        foreach ($params as $key => $value) {
+            if ($value !== null && $value !== '') {
+                $query->where($key, $value);
+                $hasValidCondition = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!$hasValidCondition) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $result = $query->countAllResults();
+        if($result > 0){ return true; }else{ return false; }
+    }
+}
+
+