Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 18 March 2025

Case Overview

  • Parties: Appellant – M/s. Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd.; Respondent – Rambha Devi & Ors.
  • Nature of proceedings: The order disposes of a large batch of civil appeals and Special Leave Petitions (SLP (C)) filed against the appellant.
  • Civil Appeals addressed:
  • Primary appeal: Civil Appeal No. 841/2018 (with SLP(C) No. 9613/2018, Diary Nos. 23638/2018, 24137/2018, 24530/2018, 24534/2018, 24834/2018).
  • Related appeal: Civil Appeal Nos. 8001‑8002/2019.
  • Additional appeals dismissed as withdrawn: Civil Appeal Nos. 1477/2018, 842/2018, 1479/2018, 483/2018, 1506/2018, 1475/2018, 1478/2018, 1476/2018 and Diary No. 40406/2017.
  • Special Leave Petitions (SLP (C)) listed (all cited in the order):
  • 9613/2018, 426/2019, 505‑506/2019, 5958/2019, 8918‑8919/2019, 14645‑14646/2017, 2684‑2685/2018, 597/2018, 524/2018, 10459/2018, 9908/2018, 2524/2018, 6668/2018, 6264/2018, 9604/2018, 9607/2018, 9611/2018, 9610/2018, 9612/2018, 17506/2018, 9608/2018, 9605/2018, 9606/2018, 9609/2018, 10918/2018, 25256/2018, 28906/2018, 11503‑11504/2019, 13315/2019, 14523‑14524/2019, 20449/2019, 21547/2019, 23017‑23018/2019, 766/2020, 24545/2019, 8277/2020, 696/2021, 8123‑8124/2022, 20221/2023, 19921/2023, 23638/2018, 5193/2018, 5188/2018, 8816/2018, 24671/2018, 35472‑35473/2017, 6055/2018, 5065/2018, 19242‑19244/2018, 18849/2019, 30601/2019, 28961/2023.
  • Diary numbers referenced (selected examples): 23638/2018 (IV‑C), 24137/2018 (IV‑A), 24530/2018 (XV), 24534/2018 (XV), 24834/2018 (IV‑C), 32753/2018 (IV‑B), 32756/2018 (IV‑B), 37055/2018 (IV‑B), 39059/2018 (IV‑B), 28961/2023 (IV‑C), 37270/2017 (XII), 41949/2017 (IV‑A), 40406/2017 (IV‑A), 9963/2018 (XV), 9970/2018 (XV), 23636/2018 (IV‑C), among many others listed repeatedly.
  • Counsel actions: Learned counsel for the appellant(s) sought permission to withdraw the present appeals; the Court dismissed them as withdrawn. Counsel for petitioners similarly sought withdrawal of several SLP (C) petitions, which were dismissed as withdrawn.
  • Procedural observations: The Court noted that the delay in filing/processing the listed SLP (C) petitions is condoned. It also directed that certain SLP (C) petitions (24671/2018, 28961/2023, 35472‑35473/2017, 6055/2018, 5065/2018, 19242‑19244/2018, 18849/2019, 30601/2019, 19921/2023) be re‑listed before an appropriate Bench in the week commencing 13 May 2025.

Final Outcome

  • The Court dismissed Civil Appeal Nos. 841/2018 and 8001‑8002/2019 in terms of the signed order; any pending applications stand disposed of.
  • Civil Appeals Nos. 1477/2018, 842/2018, 1479/2018, 483/2018, 1506/2018, 1475/2018, 1478/2018, 1476/2018 and Diary No. 40406/2017 were dismissed as withdrawn; pending applications stand disposed of.
  • All listed Special Leave Petitions (SLP (C)) were dismissed pursuant to the Supreme Court’s earlier judgment (2024 11 SCR 541); pending applications stand disposed of.
  • The specific SLP (C) petitions mentioned for re‑listing will be heard in the week of 13 May 2025.

Topics: Court Order, Insurance Litigation