United India Insurance Case Referred to Lok Adalat

Authority: Supreme Court – Special Lok Adalat

Order Date: 22-08-2026

Case Overview

• Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 28850/2019 filed by United India Insurance Co. Ltd against Sulfiath @ Sulphiayath Navas & Ors.
• The appeal arises from the final judgment and order dated 11‑07‑2019 in MACA No. 2993/2014 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam.
• An application for condonation of delay in filing spare copies (IA No. 40970/2024) was also part of the proceedings.
• The matter was heard before the Special Lok Adalat comprising Hon’ble Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Siddhartha Dave, along with Senior Advocates Shoeb Alam and Akriti Chaubey.
• Counsel for the petitioner were Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Mr. Nikhil Jain, Ms. Divya Jain and Mr. Anshul Mehral; counsel for the respondents was Mr. A. Raghunath.

Final Outcome

• The Special Lok Adalat could not secure an inter‑party settlement.
• The dispute was referred for determination to the Special Lok Adalat and the matter will be listed before the Court in due course.

Topics: Legal Dispute, Insurance