Authority: Supreme Court of India, Partial Court Working Days Bench
Order Date: 02-07-2026
Case Overview
- Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 32512/2026 filed by M/S United India Insurance Co Ltd against Prince & Anr.
- Origin: Arising out of the impugned final judgment and order dated 21-08-2025 in RP No. 907/2025, 18-06-2025 in MACA No. 801/2020, and 18-06-2025 in CO No. 53/2023 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam.
- IA No.: 184217/2026 – seeking condonation of delay in filing the petition.
- Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. Mahadevan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe (Partial Court Working Days Bench).
- Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Animesh Sinha, Adv.; Mr. Shubham Budhiraja, Adv.; Mr. Umang Shankar, AOR. No counsel listed for respondents.
Final Outcome
1. The Court heard the learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. The delay in filing the petition was condoned.
3. The Court ordered that a notice be issued, which shall be returnable within eight weeks.
4. An interim stay of the impugned judgment and order was granted, subject to the condition that the petitioner deposits the entire award amount, together with interest and costs, as modified by the High Court, after adjusting the amount already deposited, to the credit of O.P.(MV) No. 1835 of 2016 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kollam, within eight weeks from the date of this order.
5. In the event of default in making the deposit, the interim order shall stand vacated automatically without any further reference to the Court.
Topics: Legal Proceedings, Insurance