Authority: Supreme Court Special Lok Adalat

Order Date: 23-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Manager, ICICI Lombard Motor Vehicle Insurance Company Ltd (Petitioner) vs. Lalitabai & Ors (Respondents). The matter also involves Mr. Sunil Singh, Manager (Legal) of National Insurance Co. Ltd.
  • Petitions: Special Leave Petitions (SLP) C No. 10204‑10205/2025 arising from the High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi judgments dated 18‑09‑2024 (MFA No. 200449/2021 and 200279/2021). Listed SLP numbers: 15249/2025, 15250/2025, 35878/2025, 21749/2025, and 16910‑16911/2025 (IV‑A).
  • Background: A settlement deed was executed between the parties; however, Mr. Sunil Singh submitted that the head office of National Insurance Co. Ltd., which handles insurance matters before the Supreme Court, had no information regarding this settlement.
  • Observations: The bench considered the question of law raised in the petitions and noted that parties have not reached any settlement for several of the listed SLPs.

Final Outcome

  • The Court ordered that, owing to the absence of a confirmed settlement, each petition be posted before the regular Court after a period of four weeks.
  • For the petitions where no settlement was reached, the same direction to refer the matter to the regular Court after four weeks was issued.

Topics: Insurance Litigation; Supreme Court Procedure