Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 12-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 28354/2026 filed by Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) & ANR against Balbinder Kumar, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 22-01-2026 in CWP No. 37666/2025 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh.
- Several Interim Applications (IA) were listed: IA No. 243734/2026, IA No. 235332/2026, IA No. 235748/2026, IA No. 29145/2026, IA No. 242713/2026, IA No. 235671/2026, IA No. 30087/2026, IA No. 243732/2026, IA No. 235749/2026, all seeking permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures.
- The matter was called for hearing on 12-10-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shree Chandrashekhar.
- Counsel for the petitioners: Mr. Purushottam Sharma Tripathi (Advocate on Record), Mr. Gurpreet Singh (AOR), Ms. Vani Vyas, Mr. Prakhar Singh. The digital signature on the record was by Nisha Khulbey (Signature Not Verified).
- Counsel for the respondent: Ms. Abha Sharma (AOR), Mr. Anupam Maurya, Mr. Praneet Das.
- Court Master entries: Nisha Khulbey and Anu Bhalla.
Order
1. Learned counsel for the petitioner was granted four weeks' time to file a rejoinder affidavit.
2. The matter was posted for further hearing on 12.01.2027.
Final Outcome
The Supreme Court extended the filing deadline for the petitioner by four weeks and scheduled the next hearing for 12 January 2027.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Social Security Insurance