SC Condonates 122-Day Delay for Royal Sundram

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 03-09-2026

Case Overview

• Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 40460/2026, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 10-12-2025 in FAO No. 981/2021 of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh.
• Parties: Petitioner – Gagan Deep; Respondents – Royal Sundram Alliance Insurance Company Limited & others.
• Interlocutory Applications (IA) filed: IA No. 257003/2026 (condonation of delay in filing), IA No. 257002/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No. 257004/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), IA No. 257005/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures).
• Hearing: Conducted on 03-09-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria.
• Counsel for Petitioner: Ms. Sunita Singh, Adv. Mr. Abhigya Kushwah, AOR Mr. Ashwani Arora, Adv. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Dubey, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Rajkumar Murarka, Adv. Mr. Rohan Rohatgi, Adv. Mrs. Shubhangini Rohatgi, Adv. Ms. Anamika Kushwaha, Adv. Ms. Vandana Soni, Adv. Mr. Navneet Tyagi, Adv. Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Shrivastava, Adv.
• Counsel for Respondents: Not listed.

Final Outcome

• The Court condoned a delay of 122 days in filing the petition and a delay of 14 days in refiling, thereby granting the leave sought by the petitioner.
• The order was entered by Court Master (SH) Sneha Das and Court Master (NSH) Nidhi Mathur.

Topics: Procedural Order, Insurance Litigation