Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 19 June 2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Special Leave Petition (C) No. 5048/2018 arising from judgment dated 01-09-2017 in FAO No. 2680/2010 of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana.
  • Parties: Petitioner – Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd; Respondents – Gurdeep Kaur & Ors.
  • Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Jagdish Chandra, Adv.; Mr. Niteen Kumar Sinha, AOR; Ms. Aishwarya Sinha, Adv.; Mr. Maneesh Saxena, Adv.
  • Counsel for respondents: Ms. Pallavi Pratap, Adv.; Mr. Ishan Gupta, Adv.; M/s Pratap And Co., AOR.
  • The petitioner sought to contest the impugned judgment but later decided to withdraw the petition.

Order

1. The Court permitted the petitioner to withdraw the Special Leave Petition as they do not wish to contest the impugned judgment.

2. The Court directed that the due amount be paid to the claimants as early as possible, but not later than six weeks.

3. The Special Leave Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Final Outcome

  • The Special Leave Petition filed by Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd is dismissed due to withdrawal, and the insurer is ordered to settle the claim amount within six weeks.

Topics: Legal; Insurance