SC Sets Deadline in Oriental Insurance Appeal

Case name: Raj Hind Yadav & Anr. vs Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors.
Civil Appeal No.: 6415/2025
Court: Supreme Court of India, Registrar Court, Section III‑A
Registrar: Sh. Apurv Singh
Date of hearing: 25‑05‑2026
Related IA numbers: IA No. 127756/2026 (deleting name of petitioner/respondent), IA No. 104891/2025 (exemption from filing O.T.), IA No. 147606/2025 (condonation of delay), IA No. 147608/2025 (exemption from filing O.T.)
Diary No.: 24366/2025

Appellant: Raj Hind Yadav & Anr.
Respondent: Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. & others (including proforma respondent No.3 and respondent No.4).
Counsel for appellant: Mr. P. N. Mishra, Adv.; Mr. Ashish Kumar Mishra, Adv.; Mr. Mithilesh Kumar Mishra, Adv.; Ms. Shraddha Saxena, Adv.; Mr. Amulya Dev Mishra, Adv.; Ms. Ritika Gaur, Adv.; Mr. Umesh Dubey, AOR.
Counsel for respondent: Ms. Kritika Agrawal, AOR.
Registrar: Sh. Apurv Singh.

Appellant’s counsel filed an application to delete the name of proforma respondent No.3, which the Court found defective.
Service of notice to respondent No.4 was completed on 30‑06‑2025, yet no appearance was filed.
No fresh steps or fresh particulars were filed by appellant’s counsel for service on respondent No.2 despite the last opportunity granted on 18‑03‑2026.
Procedural compliance with service and filing requirements was in question.

The Court observed the defect in the deletion application and directed that it be cured within one week.
It noted that Respondent No.1 had already filed a counter‑affidavit.
The Court recorded the absence of appearance from Respondent No.4 despite service.
It highlighted the appellant counsel’s failure to take fresh steps for service on Respondent No.2.

The appellant’s counsel is granted one week to cure the defects in the deletion application.
The appellant’s counsel is also granted one week to take fresh steps and file fresh particulars regarding service on Respondent No.2.
The matter is ordered to be listed again on 03‑08‑2026 before the Hon’ble Judge in Chambers for necessary directions.
A copy of this Record of Proceedings is to be furnished to the concerned Advocate‑on‑Record for information and compliance.

Appellant counsel must cure the defects in the deletion application within the stipulated one‑week period.
Appellant counsel must file fresh particulars concerning service on Respondent No.2 within one week.
The Registry is instructed to process the matter for listing before the Judge in Chambers for further directions.

The Registrar’s order dated 25‑05‑2026 sets procedural deadlines for the appellant’s counsel and schedules a further hearing on 03‑08‑2026.
Compliance with the directions is mandatory, and failure to do so may result in further court action.