Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 06-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Appellant R. Tamilselvi; Respondents HDFC Standard Life (Group Operations Department) & an additional respondent (unnamed).
  • Proceedings: Civil Appeal No. 4851/2024, heard on 05-08-2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sheel Nagu (in chamber).
  • Allegations / Issues: Appellant submitted that due to her poor financial status she cannot bear the expenses for paper publication required to effect service on Respondent No.2. She requested time to delete the name of the unserved respondent from the array of parties.
  • Court Observations: The Court considered the appellant’s financial difficulty and the procedural necessity of serving the respondent.
  • Directions: The Court ordered that the application for deletion of the unserved respondent be filed within four weeks from the date of the order and that the matter be listed thereafter.

Final Outcome

The Court granted the appellant permission to seek deletion of the unserved respondent, set a four‑week deadline for filing the deletion application, and directed that the case be listed for further hearing.

Topics: Service of Process, Insurance Litigation