Supreme Court Hearing on State Insurance SLEA Petitions

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 03-09-2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Regional Director Employees, State Insurance Corporation (SIC) filed Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 14916‑14918/2026 challenging the High Court of Gujarat’s final judgments dated 09‑08‑2023 in FA Nos. 221/2005, 222/2005, 223/2005.
• Respondent: Chief Officer.
• The petitions seek: (i) condonation of delay in filing IA No. 114688/2026, (ii) condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects in IA No. 114690/2026, and (iii) exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment (IA No. 114686/2026).
• Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Brijesh Kumar Tamber (AOR), Mr. Vinay Singh Bist, Adv., Mr. Yashu Rustagi, Adv., Mr. Sahas Bhasin, Adv., Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Adv., Mr. Dhimaan Dutta, Adv.
• Counsel for respondent: M/S. Udit Kishan & Associates, AOR Mr. Udit Gupta, Adv., Mr. Vyom Chaturvedi, Adv., Ms. Sneha Singh, Adv., Ms. Prachi Gupta, Adv.

Final Outcome

• The bench (Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M. Pancholi) heard the matter; no substantive order on the merits was issued. The case was listed for further hearing; the court’s order was digitally signed by (Rashi Gupta) (Avgv Ramu) and recorded by Court Master (SH) and Court Master (NSH).

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Insurance, Supreme Court