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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
M.S.RAMACHANDRA RAO, RAJESH SHANKAR
State of Jharkhand through its Chief Secretary – Appellant
Versus
Meera Jha, W/o. Late Udyanand Jha – Respondent
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| 1. delay in filing appeal and procedural diligence. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. judicial disapproval of bureaucratic delays. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. insufficient cause for condonation. (Para 11) |
| 4. conclusion on appeal dismissal. (Para 12 , 13) |
JUDGMENT :
M.S. Ramachandra Rao, C.J.
1. This application is filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 by the applicants to condone the delay of 306 days in filing the Letters Patent Appeal challenging the judgment dt. 04.01.2023 of the learned Single Judge in W.P. (S) No. 6043 of 2019.
2. In the application seeking condonation of delay, it is stated that after coming to know about the said judgment, the file was put up before the applicants in the Department of Election Office (Cabinet), Election Department for taking further steps; the file was then forwarded to the concerned District of the Election Department; and on 24.05.2023, a letter was received from the office of the Home, Jail and Disaster Management Department regarding filing of LPA against the impugned judgment.
3. Opinion of the Advocate was thereafter sought and he gave his opinion for filing a Letters Patent Appeal against the impugned judgment. On 14.06
The court emphasized the necessity of diligence in filing appeals and rejected bureaucratic inefficiency as a valid excuse for delay in legal proceedings.
The court ruled that governmental entities must demonstrate diligence in filing appeals, and bureaucratic delays do not suffice as grounds for condonation of delay under the Limitation Act.
Government departments must adhere to limitation periods; bureaucratic delays do not justify condonation of significant delays in legal proceedings.
The court ruled that governmental entities must adhere to the same limitation periods as private litigants and cannot mechanically condone delays without sufficient cause.
Both public entities and individuals are strictly bound by the law of limitation, and dilatory conduct without sufficient reason does not merit condonation of delay in legal proceedings.
The court emphasized that government entities must demonstrate diligence in adhering to the statutory limit for appeal filing and cannot claim special treatment in delay situations without sufficient....
The court ruled that bureaucratic delays do not constitute sufficient cause for condonation of delay in filing appeals, emphasizing that the law of limitation binds all parties.
The law of limitation applies universally, and bureaucratic delays do not constitute sufficient cause for condoning inordinate delays in filing appeals.
The court underscored that delays due to administrative negligence cannot justify condonation in legal proceedings, particularly for state agencies, emphasizing the importance of diligence in adherin....
Sufficient cause must be demonstrated for condonation of delay; bureaucratic inefficiencies do not qualify as valid reasons under law, as legal deadlines apply equally to all parties.
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