Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 22-09-2026
Case Overview
- Parties: United India Insurance Company Ltd (Petitioner) vs Shubhangi Sanjiv Shirshat & Ors (Respondents).
- SLP (Civil) Diary No. 53548/2026 arising from impugned judgment dated 10-02-2026 in FA No. 1199/2016 of Bombay High Court.
- Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Aditya Kumar, Adv. Ms. Ila Nath, Adv. Mr. Yash Kotak, AOR.
- Hearing date: 21-09-2026 before Hon'ble Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S. Chandurkar.
- Related IA numbers: 275622/2026 (condonation of delay), 275623/2026 (exemption from filing C/C), 275621/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.).
Observations and Reasoning
- Court condoned the delay in filing the petition.
- Court not inclined to entertain the Special Leave Petition, thereby disposing of it.
- The High Court had imposed costs of Rs 2,00,000 on the petitioner; the Supreme Court found no justification for this cost and ordered it not to be imposed.
Final Outcome
- Special Leave Petition dismissed.
- No costs imposed on United India Insurance Company Ltd.
- Any pending applications, if any, are ordered disposed of.
Topics: Legal, Insurance