https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=257128 The SC set aside an HC order that condoned a 7-year delay by a municipal corporation in filing appeals. The corporation claimed misplacement of papers as grounds for delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act. The SC held that while courts should adopt a liberal approach to condonation applications, they cannot ignore that successful litigants acquire rights and litigation consumes time and resources. The explanation must be bona fide and show no negligence. State agencies cannot claim automatic condonation citing public interest when showing total lethargy. The corporation's explanation was wholly unsatisfactory, with unexplained gaps including failure to seek certified copies for over 7 years. The appeals were dismissed. en-us Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=257128 The SC set aside an HC order that condoned a 7-year delay by a municipal corporation in filing appeals. The corporation claimed misplacement of papers as grounds for delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act. The SC held that while courts should adopt a liberal approach to condonation applications, they cannot ignore that successful litigants acquire rights and litigation consumes time and resources. The explanation must be bona fide and show no negligence. State agencies cannot claim automatic condonation citing public interest when showing total lethargy. The corporation's explanation was wholly unsatisfactory, with unexplained gaps including failure to seek certified copies for over 7 years. The appeals were dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=257128