Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 07-08-2026
Case Overview
- Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 4059/2025 filed by Director (Works) Godavari Bio‑Refineries Ltd & another petitioner, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 27‑06‑2024 in MFA No. 103967/2017 of the High Court of Karnataka, Circuit Bench at Dharwad.
- Respondents: Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd & others.
- Counsel for petitioners: Mr. Manjunath Meled, Adv.; Mrs. Vijayalaxmi Udapudi, Adv.; Mr. Ganesh Kumar R., AOR Ms. Arushi, Adv.; Mr. Yanthanshan Yanthan, Adv.
- Counsel for respondents: Mr. Abhishek Kumar Gola, Adv.; Mr. Anshul Mehral, Adv.; Mr. Sudhir Naagar, AOR Mr. Arun Kumar Nagar, Adv.; Mr. Deepak Nagar, Adv.; Ms. Rajshree Singh, Adv.; Mr. Divyansh Sharma, Adv.
- Core issues: (i) Production of the original insurance policy by Oriental Insurance; (ii) Deposit of interest amount by petitioners in the Court Registry as ordered on 07‑02‑2025; petitioners contend the amount was deposited in the execution court and subsequently withdrawn by the decree‑holder, seeking to submit the execution‑court order as proof.
Final Outcome
1. Respondent Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd is allowed two weeks to produce the original insurance policy.
2. Petitioners are directed to furnish, within two weeks, proof that the interest amount was deposited and withdrawn, including the order passed by the execution court.
3. The matter is listed for further hearing after three weeks.
4. The Registrar‑cum‑PS Court Master noted the petitioners’ alleged non‑compliance with the 07‑02‑2025 order regarding interest deposit.
Topics: Insurance Claim, Supreme Court Procedure