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Supreme Court orders IRDA to submit data on disability insurance policies
The case involves a petition against the Union of India regarding insurance policies issued to persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, and Multiple Disabilities.
The Court sought data on the number of such policies issued by public and private sector insurance companies.
Who it concerns: Petitioner: Action for Autism; Respondents: Union of India & Ors.; Bench: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. Mahadevan.
What the court decided
- The Court directed the counsel for the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) to seek instructions to present data on the number of life insurance policies issued by public and private sector companies to persons with the specified disabilities by the next hearing date.
- The Additional Solicitor General stated he would file the response of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and seek instructions from the National Trust, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, and Ministry of Finance.
- The matter was listed for 19.11.2026.
- The Court ordered that any rejoinder affidavit be filed by the next hearing date.
Also in the document
- The order is an interim direction to produce data and seek instructions, not a final judgment on the merits.
- The next hearing date is fixed for 19.11.2026.
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Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments
Court order · Ref. – Action for Autism v. Union of India & Ors. · 24 Sep 2026
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