Star Health and Allied Insurance v. the Insurance Ombudsman
Case brief
What is this about?
Star Health And Allied Insurance Company Ltd. v. The Insurance Ombudsman, Lalitha Kanagaraju and Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital - High Court of Judicature at Madras, W.M.P.No.24369 of 2025 in W.M.P.No.20499 of 2025 in W.P.No.18300 of 2025, decided 09.12.2025 by Justice N. Sathish Kumar. Application under Article 226, Constitution of India, for extension of time to make a fixed deposit of Rs.14,67,173/- in favour of the Registrar General, High Court of Madras, as a condition of interim stay granted on 15.05.2025 in W.P.No.18300 of 2025 (insurance dispute involving the Insurance Ombudsman for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry). Petition allowed; Fixed Deposit receipt to be handed over within a week; main writ petition posted to 07.01.2026. Keywords: interim stay condition, fixed deposit, Registrar General, extension of time, Demand Draft, Insurance Ombudsman, Star Health.
What did the court decide?
Extension of time granted; petitioner permitted to hand over the Fixed Deposit receipt to the Registrar General of this Court within a week from 09.12.2025; main writ petition posted for hearing on 07.01.2026, with counter to be filed by then.