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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.B.BALAJI
District Collector, Tiruppur District – Appellant
Versus
K.Easwaramoorthy – Respondent
ORDER :
P.B. Balaji, J.
The appellants in an unnumbered AS.CFR.No.2445 of 2024 are the revision petitioners, aggrieved by the dismissal of their application for condonation of delay of 3879 days in filing the appeal against the judgment and decree in O.S.No.14 of 2013 dated 28.11.2013 on the file of the District Munsif, Palladam.
2.I have heard Mr.Ramanlaal, learned Additional Advocate General, assisted by Mr.T.Arun Kumar, learned Additional Government Pleader for the petitioners and Mr.K.Govi Ganesan, learned counsel for the respondent.
3.Mr.Ramanlaal, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the petitioners would submit that though the delay may be huge in number, the trial Court has committed a serious error in decreeing the suit, contrary to the provisions of the Minor Inam Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari Act, 1963. He would therefore state that the plaintiff, having lost his right to seek patta, cannot approach the civil Court and get a decree, which runs contrary to the provision of the said Act, as the property vests with the Government and the question of violation of the principles of natural justice will not apply in the facts of the present case, to enable th
Delay in filing appeals must be adequately justified, particularly by State parties; mere public interest claims do not absolve responsibility for substantial delays.
(1) – Limitation period – Length of delay is a relevant matter which court must take into consideration while considering whether delay should be condoned or not – While considering plea for condona....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the need for convincing and acceptable reasons for condonation of delay, emphasizing that the length of delay is not material, but the reasons stat....
The court held that bureaucratic inefficiencies do not constitute sufficient cause for condoning delays in appeals, emphasizing accountability in litigation processes.
The Court must balance the need for substantial justice against the necessity of adhering to procedural timelines, requiring satisfactory explanations for delays.
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