Supreme Court Condones Delay in NICl Petition

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 05-10-2026 (hearing) / 06-10-2026 (order signed)

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Kasturiben Gadiyabhai Katara & Anr.
• Respondents: National Insurance Company Ltd. & Others.
• Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 50951/2026 arising from impugned judgment dated 31-07-2024 of the High Court of Gujarat.
• Applications: IA No. 295815/2026 (condonation of delay in filing) and IA No. 295816/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects).
• Counsel for petitioners: Mr. Mehmood Umar Faruqui, Mr. Md. Zeeshan Ali, Mr. Mehfuz Basar Mollah, Mr. Amit Pandey.
• Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar.

Order

1. Delay in filing and refiling the interim applications is condoned.

2. Issue notice to the parties, returnable on 14.12.2026.

Final Outcome

The Supreme Court has formally condoned the procedural delays and directed that a notice be issued, with a return date of 14 December 2026. No substantive merits of the underlying dispute were decided.

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