SC Grants Leave, Delay Condoned – Oriental

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 08-07-2026

Case Overview

• Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 38259/2024 filed by Shoa & Anr.
• Respondents: The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd and others.
• Origin: Appeals against the final judgment and order dated 13-04-2023 in MFA No. 4783/2021 and MFA No. 3136/2021 passed by the High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru.
• Interim Application: IA No. 221062/2024 seeking condonation of delay in filing.
• Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran (Partial Court Working Days Bench).
• Counsel: For petitioner – Mr. Ashok Bannidinni, AOR; for respondents – Mr. T. Mahipal, AOR; Mr. Rohit Kumar Sinha, Adv.; Mr. Surya Kamal Mishra, Adv.

Order

1. Leave under Article 136 of the Constitution granted.

2. Delay in filing condoned.

3. The civil appeals are allowed in terms of the signed order placed on file. (In a duplicate entry the court also stated that the criminal appeals are allowed.)

4. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

Final Outcome

The Supreme Court has cleared the procedural hurdles, permitting the petitioner to pursue the substantive appeals against the Karnataka High Court’s 2023 judgment, and has closed any ancillary applications.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Insurance