Authority: Supreme Court of India (Chamber Judge Justice Sheel Nagu)
Order Date: 12-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 27245/2025 filed by Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd (petitioner) against Bharati Shivraj Patil & others (respondents), with related SLP Nos. 27246/2025 and 28176/2025.
- Hearing conducted on 12 Oct 2026 before Justice Sheel Nagu; petitioner counsel Sanskriti Sharma appeared virtually; petitioner AOR Vishal Meghwal represented the insurer; respondents’ AOR Rahul Joshi and advocate Yuvraj Singh appeared on behalf of the respondents.
- The petitions sought relief from procedural defaults: curing defects in SLP No.27245/2025 and filing fresh particulars for unserved respondents in SLP Nos.27246/2025 (respondents 1, 2, 6) and 28176/2025 (respondents 1, 2, 4, 7). Respondent No.5 in SLP 28176/2025 sought time to file a counter‑affidavit.
Final Outcome
- The Court allowed the petitioner four weeks to cure the defects in SLP No.27245/2025.
- The petitioner was also granted four weeks to file fresh particulars for the specified unserved respondents in SLP Nos.27246/2025 and 28176/2025.
- Respondent No.5 in SLP 28176/2025 was granted four weeks to file a counter‑affidavit.
- The matters were listed for further hearing after the expiry of the granted extensions.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Insurance