Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 21-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Civil Appeal Diary No(s). 49245/2026 filed by Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd & Anr. (Petitioner) against Harjinder Singh & Anr. (Respondent).
  • Appeal arises from the impugned final judgment and order dated 10-06-2026 in Consumer Complaint No. 1756/2018 passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), New Delhi.
  • Multiple Interlocutory Applications (IA) were listed: IA No. 270026/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 270030/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), IA No. 273145/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures), IA No. 270028/2026 (stay application).
  • Hearing conducted on 21-09-2026 before a two‑judge bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar.
  • Counsel for the petitioner: Mr. Shishir Mathur, Adv.; Mr. Viresh B. Saharya, AOR; Ms. Muskan Tyagi, AOR; Adv. Ms. Chavi Gupta; Adv. Mr. Akshat Agarwal; Adv. Mr. Rishabh Mathur; Adv. Mr. Sumit Sharma, Adv.
  • Counsel for the respondent: Mr. Karan Dewan, Adv.; Ms. Aanchal Jain, AOR.

Final Outcome

1. The Court condoned the delay in filing the interlocutory applications.

2. The Court directed that a notice be issued to the respondents, which must be returned on or before 09-12-2026.

3. Respondent counsel Mr. Karan Dewan appeared on advance notice and expressly waived the notice on behalf of the respondents.

4. Court Master entries recorded: (ABHINAV KUMAR) and (CHETNA BALOONI) as Court Masters (SH) and (NSH) respectively.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Insurance