Delayed Justice: Supreme Court Rejects Petition After 308-Day Unexplained Lapse in Filing Proceedings

SC dismissed SLP due to 308-day delay in filing, which was deemed unsatisfactorily explained. The Court found no grounds to intervene with the HC's previous order. The petition was rejected both on procedural grounds of delay and substantive merits, with all associated applications also disposed of.

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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 308 days" in filing, which was "not satisfactorily explained" by the petitioner. Additionally, the Court found "no reason to interfere with the impugned order passed by the High Court." Consequently, the petition was dismissed both "on the ground of delay as well as on merits," and all pending applications were disposed of.

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