Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 28 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 31, Court No. 14, Section IX, Diary No. 5991/2026, filed by Ujwla Laxman Walavalkar alias Ujwla Gandhi against Life Insurance Corporation of India.
  • Origin: Arising out of the impugned final judgment and order dated 08‑07‑2025 in WP No. 9263/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay.
  • Applications: IA No. 70111/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 70112/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), IA No. 70113/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.).
  • Counsel: For petitioner – Ms. Aakashi Lodha (AOR); for respondent – Mr. R. Chandrachud (AOR), Mr. Dhuli Venkata Krishna, Adv., Mr. Aryan Singh, Adv.
  • The petition sought relief against the High Court’s findings and the observations made regarding the petitioner’s conviction in an alleged trespass case.

Order Details

1. The Court condoned the delay in filing the petition.

2. The Court observed that the High Court had already recorded available findings and found no ground to entertain the Special Leave Petition, thereby dismissing it.

3. The observations, including those on the petitioner’s conviction in the alleged trespass case, were held to be made solely for the limited purpose of disposing of the main case and were exonerated.

4. Any pending applications, if any, were ordered to stand disposed of.

Final Outcome

  • The Special Leave Petition was dismissed; no further relief is granted to the petitioner.
  • All pending applications related to the petition are disposed of.

Topics: Special Leave Petition, Life Insurance, Court Decision