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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
M.S.RAMACHANDRA RAO, RAJESH SHANKAR
State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, Higher Technical Education and Skill Development Department, Government Jharkhand – Appellant
Versus
Chumnu Oraon, S/o Sukra Oraon, R/o village & P.O. Pali, P.S., Ratu, District-Ranchi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Counsel for the appellants seeks to withdraw I.A. No.3951 of 2025 with liberty to purse I.A. No.6083 of 2025.
2. Accordingly, I.A. No.6081 of 2025 is allowed for the said prayer.
I.A. No.6083 of 2025:
3. This application is filed by the applicants seeking condonation of delay of 397 days in filing this Letters Patent Appeal challenging the judgment dated 21st August, 2023 of the learned Single Judge in W.P.(S) No.3011 of 2020.
4. In the application filed seeking condonation of delay, it is stated that the delay was caused due to procedural formalities and there was no wilful omission on the part of the applicants.
5. It is further stated that after receipt of the copy of the judgment, the same was put up on 18th December, 2023 before the Deputy Director of the applicant-Department for doing the needful; on 3rd January, 2024, he placed it before the Under Secretary; on 5th January, 2024, the Under Secretary desired grounds of appeal to be prepared in the matter; the file was then sent to the retainer for preparation of grounds of appeal on 8th January, 2024; and on 20th January, 2024 grounds of appeal were drafted and submitted to the Under Secretary.
6. It is next stated tha
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 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....
Government departments must adhere to limitation periods; bureaucratic delays do not justify condonation of significant delays in legal proceedings.
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.
Bureaucratic delays do not justify condonation of significant delays in filing appeals; diligence is required in legal proceedings.
Delay in filing an appeal may not be condoned without a sufficient cause shown, emphasizing the importance of diligence and adherence to limitation periods in judicial proceedings.
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....
Delay in filing a petition cannot be condoned without plausible justification, regardless of the party's status, emphasizing adherence to the law of limitation.
The law of limitation applies universally, and bureaucratic delays do not constitute sufficient cause for condoning inordinate delays in filing appeals.
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