Bombay High Court

THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD.versusSMT. POONAM HEMANT TODKAR (WIDOW OF DECEASED)

Decided: 7 September 2026
Disposal: Allowed

Holding

The interim application is allowed as per prayer clause (a) and the application is disposed of.

Summary

The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., the petitioner, filed an interim application in Writ Petition No. 1938 of 2020 against Poonam Hemant Todkar, the widow of a deceased, and others. The application sought relief as outlined in prayer clause (a). The Bombay High Court, after considering the submissions, allowed the interim application in accordance with the prayer clause. Consequently, the interim application was disposed of, and the main petition was scheduled for hearing on 19 October 2026. No substantive merits of the underlying dispute were addressed in this order.

Subjects

interim relief
writ petition
insurance
civil appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

                                                                                6-ia-7012-2026.doc


                      Shabnoor
                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                         CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                    INTERIM APPLICATION NO.7012 OF 2026
                                                    IN
SHABNOOR                               WRIT PETITION NO.1938 OF 2020
AYUB
PATHAN
Digitally signed by   The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.                … Applicant
SHABNOOR AYUB
PATHAN                       In the matter between:
Date: 2026.09.07
16:24:55 +0530
                      The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.                … Petitioner
                                V/s.
                      Poonam Hemant Todkar                                Respondents
                      (Widow of Deceased) & Ors.                      …

                      Ms. Poonam Mital, for the Applicant.


                                                   CORAM      : AMIT BORKAR, J.

                                                   DATED      : SEPTEMBER 7, 2026
                      P.C.:

                      1.      For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed
                      in terms of prayer clause (a).

                      2.      The interim application stands disposed of.

                      3.      List the petition on 19 October 2026.


                                                                      (AMIT BORKAR, J.)




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