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Law Helps the Vigilant - The primary principle across multiple sources is that the law favors individuals who are vigilant and proactive in asserting their rights. This vigilance ensures timely filing of applications, notices, or claims, preventing delays and dilatory tactics. It underscores that indolent or negligent persons are less likely to receive favorable consideration, as the legal system is designed to reward prompt action Union Of India Represented By The General Manager VS Indian Oil Corporation Assam Oil Division - Gauhati, BASAVANTAPPA KOTRAPPA PYATI VS MAHANTAPPA BASAVANNEPPA VALAD - Karnataka, Ameeruddin s/o Maktum Hussain Kodakaeri VS Hussainsab S/o Imamsab Hakki - Karnataka, Sumer Singh VS M/s. Pushpa Motors - Rajasthan, Jagdish VS Rampyari - Rajasthan.
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Purpose of Limitation Laws - Limitation statutes are enacted to promote justice by encouraging promptness and to prevent stale claims. They serve public policy objectives to deter dilatory tactics and ensure that legal remedies are available within a fixed period. Vigilant litigants are thus protected, whereas those who delay or neglect their rights may lose the opportunity to seek redress Sumer Singh VS M/s. Pushpa Motors - Rajasthan.
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Exceptions and Judicial Discretion - While the general rule favors vigilance, courts have shown flexibility in certain cases, such as restoring suits or condoning delays, especially when delays are unintentional or due to bona fide mistakes. Judicial discretion can sometimes override strict limitations to serve the interests of justice Union Of India Represented By The General Manager VS Indian Oil Corporation Assam Oil Division - Gauhati, Sahara Security & Man Power Services VS Authority/Commissioner - Punjab and Haryana.
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Implications for Litigants - The consistent theme is that individuals must actively protect their rights and act promptly. Ignorance or neglect can lead to forfeiture of claims, emphasizing the importance of vigilance in legal proceedings S. C. CHANDRAPPA VS STATE OF KARNATAKA - Karnataka, Capt. Padam Singh VS Rajni Sarin - Himachal Pradesh, Swati Shokeen vs Government of NCT of Delhi - Central Administrative Tribunal.
Analysis and Conclusion: The overarching insight is that the law inherently favors those who are vigilant about their rights and act within prescribed time limits. Vigilance ensures timely justice and aligns with the public policy behind limitation statutes. However, courts also recognize exceptions for genuine mistakes or unintentional delays, balancing strict adherence with equitable considerations. Ultimately, proactive and attentive litigants stand a better chance of securing justice.
Search Results for "Law Helps the Vigilant"
2022 0 Supreme(Gau) 33 • India - Gauhati
PARTHIVJYOTI SAIKIA
helps vigilant only but one must keep in mind that primary purpose of a court of law is to administer justice to people. ... helps vigilant only but one must keep in mind that primary purpose of a court of law is to administer justice to people - Railway ... 1987, draws its power under Section 17 of said statute to condone delay in filing applications - It is the settled position of law ... It is true that law helps the vi....
2009 0 Supreme(Raj) 503 • India - Rajasthan
PAWAN CHANDRA
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2016 0 Supreme(P&H) 3411 • India - Punjab and Haryana
RAJ MOHAN SINGH
(C) Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.9 R.9 – Restoration of Suit – Though the law ... Though the law helps those, who are vigilant, but it is also true that even a vigilant litigant is prone to mistakes unintentionally and omission on the part of litigant cannot stand in the way to decide the controversy on merits. ... 9. ... Ramesh Jain, [2009(1) Law Herald (P&H) 529] : 2009(2) RCR (Civil) 613, wherein the restoration was ordered, even without filing application for condonation of delay....
1991 0 Supreme(Kar) 352 • India - Karnataka
R.RAMAKRISHNA
Law helps those, who are vigilant and not those who sleep. ... In other words, law comes to the rescue of such persons, who are themselves vigilant about their rights. ... comes to the rescue of those who are vigilant about their rights. ... Law helps those, who are vigilant and not those who sleep. In other words, law comes to the rescue of such persons, who are themselves vigilant about their ri....
2011 0 Supreme(Kar) 269 • India - Karnataka
D.V.SHYLENDRA KUMAR
Law helps the vigilant persons with bona fides and not the indolent and negligent. ... Shylendra Kumar, J] Object of Statute - Held, The whole idea of enacting the Law of Limitation is to ensure that things which have ... Law helps the vigilant persons with bonafides and not the indolent and negligent. Feigning ignorance of the developments is no good for saving limitation to any person, the present case of the plaintiff is no different. ... 13. Sri V.R. ... If the p....
2015 0 Supreme(HP) 23 • India - Himachal Pradesh
MANSOOR AHMAD MIR, TARLOK SINGH CHAUHAN
is vigilant and would not come to the rescue of a person/litigant who is habitual absentee and remains in deep slumber. ... Final Decision: The appeal was dismissed, and the court upheld the impugned order, stating that the law helps a person who ... The law helps a person, who is vigilant and would not come to the rescue of a person/litigant, who is habitual absentee, remains in deep slumber and plays hide and seek. ... 8. ... Subbammal & Anr. [1984 (1) Madras Law J....
2025 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 9236 • India - Central Administrative Tribunal
Hon’ble Mrs. Harvinder Kaur Oberoi, Hon’ble Dr. Sumeet Jerath, JJ
.’; ‘the law helps those who are vigilant about their rights; not those who are dormant/indolent about their rights.’) ... Moreover, she was not vigilant enough to check the result on the website of DSSSB. It is a settled principle in administrative law and service jurisprudence that law helps those who are vigilant about their rights ; not those who are dormant/indolent about their rights.
2005 0 Supreme(Kar) 339 • India - Karnataka
S.R.NAYAK, V.JAGANNATHAN
We say this, because, law helps the vigilant, and not the indolent. ... Jagannathan, JJ]: A person who has missed the bus due to his indolence cannot be treated on par with a person who is vigilant in ... 77A - Indolence of the applicant - A person who missed the bus due to his indolence cannot be treated on par with a person who is vigilant ... Secondly, a person who has missed the bus due to his indolence cannot be treated on par with a person who is vigilant in working out his legal....
2000 0 Supreme(Raj) 1124 • India - Rajasthan
ARUN MADAN
Ratio Decidendi: The court held that the law of limitation is founded on public policy to prevent dilatory tactics and to ... The law is well settled that the law helps vigilant and not the indolent. ... The law of limitation is thus founded on public policy to see that there should be redressal of legal injury suffered by a party but also to see that every legal remedy must be kept alive for a legislatively fixed period of time. ... arrears of rent and also regular monthly rent, no d....
2006 0 Supreme(Raj) 124 • India - Rajasthan
KAMAL NAYAN SHRIMAL
Application u/Sec. 5 Limitation Act filed along with the review petition — Advocate for non-petitioner not appeared before Court — Held — Law ... ... ekuuh; jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; us lqesj flag cuke eSllZ iq"ik eksVZl o vU; vkj-,y-vkj- 2000¼2½ i`"B 258 esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS%& ... "The law is well settled that the law helps vigilant and not the indolent. ... The law of limitation is thus founded on public policy to see that there should be redressal of legal injury suffered by a p....
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