Supreme Court Condones Delay, Stays ESIC Order

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 11-08-2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) & Anr.
• Respondent: Balbinder Kumar
• SLP No.: 35382/2026, arising from impugned judgment and order dated 22-01-2026 in CWP No. 37666/2025 of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh.
• Interim Applications: IA No. 225136/2026 (delay in filing) and IA No. 225137/2026 (delay in refiling/curing defects).
• Counsel for petitioners: Mr. Purushottam Sharma Tripathi (AOR Mr. Gurpreet Singh), Adv. Ms. Vani Vyas, Adv. Mr. Prakhar Singh.
• The petitioners submitted a Corrigendum dated 20.08.2015 (page 5 of additional documents) stating that they have discretion to fix minimum qualifying marks in the written examination.

Final Outcome

1. The Court condoned the filing delay.

2. Acknowledged the 2015 Corrigendum granting ESIC discretion over qualifying marks.

3. Issued a notice to the respondent, returnable on 12 October 2026.

4. Stayed the operation of the impugned High Court order dated 22 January 2026.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Recruitment Examination, Court Order