Supreme Court Issues Notice: Naik vs NICL

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 09-10-2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: ChandraKant Nagesh Naik & Anr; Respondents: The National Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr.
• The Special Leave Petition (Civil) (Diary No. 60198/2026) arises from an impugned final judgment and order dated 05-09-2023 in MFA No. 22065/2012 passed by the High Court of Karnataka, Circuit Bench at Dharwad.
• An accompanying application for condonation of delay in filing (IA No. 306381/2026) was also filed.
• The matter was heard on 09-10-2026 before a two‑judge bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria.
• Counsel for petitioners included Mr. Simanta Kumar, Mr. Mithlesh Kumar, Mr. Ranjeet Kumar, Mr. Darshan Chandrakant Siddarkar, Mr. Y. Balachander Reddy, Mr. Vipin Bihari Dwivedi, and Mr. Lalnunsanga‑3588, with AOR Mr. Prakash Kumar Singh.
• Counsel for respondents was not listed in the excerpt.

Final Outcome

1. The Court ordered that notice be issued to the respondents on both the Special Leave Petition and the application IA No. 306381/2026 seeking condonation of delay.

2. The notice is to be made returnable on 05.01.2027, setting the deadline for the respondents to file their reply.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Insurance