Pradeep Arora vs Director, Health Department

insc-2025-1420 Supreme Court of India 11 December 2025 • SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO. 16860 OF 2021 • 28 min read

1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 Disaster Management Act, 2005 Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 Indian Penal Code, 1860 Maharashtra Essential Service Maintenance (Amendment) Act, 2011

Judges (2)

Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha Delivered R. Mahadevan Coram

Parties (2)

Director, Health Department, Govt. of Maharashtra Respondent Pradeep Arora Appellant

Case Significance

Pradeep Arora vs Director, Health Department is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 11, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1420). Civil appeal regarding insurance claims under the PMGKY scheme for doctors who died during COVID-19 duty. The Supreme Court held that there was a requisition of services of doctors under the relevant Acts and regulations, and directed that individual claims be considered on the basis of credible evidence proving the deceased lost their life while performing COVID-19-related duties. The bench comprised Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and R. Mahadevan. The judgment was delivered by Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha.

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Summary

Civil appeal regarding insurance claims under the PMGKY scheme for doctors who died during COVID-19 duty. The Supreme Court held that there was a requisition of services of doctors under the relevant Acts and regulations, and directed that individual claims be considered on the basis of credible evidence proving the deceased lost their life while performing COVID-19-related duties.