Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 20 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 24012/2026 filed by United India Insurance Co. Ltd against Rajwanti Devi & Ors, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 18‑12‑2025 in FAO No. 4348/2025 of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh.
  • Related applications for condonation of delay (IA No. 167534/2026, IA No. 173148/2026) and exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment were also before the Court.
  • Hearing took place on 17‑07‑2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar.
  • Counsel for the petitioner included Mr. A.K. De, Ms. Ananya De, Mr. Chandrakanta Sahoo and Mr. Pramit Saxena.

Final Outcome

  • The Court condoned the delay in filing the pending applications.
  • It found no error or infirmity in the view taken by the High Court and therefore saw no ground for interference.
  • Consequently, the Special Leave Petitions were dismissed.
  • Any pending applications, if any, were ordered to stand disposed of.

Topics: Legal, Insurance