Judicial Timelines Matter: Unexplained 331-Day Delay Leads to Dismissal of Petition and Associated Applications

SC dismissed SLP due to 331-day delay in filing, which petitioners failed to adequately explain. Court ruled the petition must be rejected on grounds of delay, simultaneously disposing of all associated applications.

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The Supreme Court, through Justices J. B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, dismissed the Special Leave Petition due to a "gross delay of 331 days" in filing, which was "not satisfactorily explained by the petitioners." The Court held that the petition must be dismissed "on the ground of delay," and all pending applications were also disposed of.

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