State of Chhattisgarh v. Nandshyam Sahu
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court writ appeal dismissed; condonation of 207-day delay rejected (I.A. No. 02/2026) for want of cogent or plausible explanation and sufficient cause; delay and laches in belated service-related claims; principles of Union of India and others v. Tarsem Singh (2008) 8 SCC 652 (continuing wrong; arrears normally restricted to three years) and C. Jacob v. Director of Geology and Mining and others (2008) 10 SCC 115 (stale representations cannot revive a dead claim) relied upon; appeal against learned Single Judge's order dated 18.03.2025 in WPS No. 3250/2016 (Nandshyam Sahu & others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and Others); bench: Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice and Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge.
What did the court decide?
The delay of 207 days in preferring the writ appeal has not been satisfactorily explained with any cogent or plausible reason; the appellant has failed to demonstrate sufficient cause so as to justify condonation of such delay, and therefore no ground is made out to exercise discretion in favour of the appellants for condoning the delay.