Gaursons Hi-Tech Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.Thru. Auth. Repr. Divyanshu Srivastava v. Sandeep Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
condonation of delay; sufficient cause; explanation versus excuse; delay and laches; Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt; Section 58 Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act 2016; RERA Appeal Defective; Real Estate Appellate Tribunal Lucknow; RERA Gautam Buddh Nagar Complaint NCR 144/12/87278/2021; Gaursons Hi-tech Infrastructure Pvt Ltd; Gaur City Centre Shop No. O-1255 Greater NOIDA West; Sandeep Kumar; appeal dismissed as barred by limitation; Ramlal v. Rewa Coalfields Ltd AIR 1962 SC 361; Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board v. T.T. Murali Babu (2014) 4 SCC 108; Sheo Raj Singh v. Union of India (2023) 10 SCC 531; Union of India v. Jahangir Byramji Jeejeebhoy 2024 SCC OnLine SC 489.
What did the court decide?
The doctrine of delay and laches cannot be disregarded; although courts are duty-bound to safeguard citizens' rights, they must examine whether a litigant approached after undue and unexplained delay, the law assisting the vigilant and not those who slumber over their claims ('Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt').