Managing Director, Jharkhand State Housing Board, Harmu v. Vijay Shankar Jha
Condonation of delay – 206 days' delay in filing Letters Patent Appeal refused
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Jharkhand (DB: M.S. Sonak, C.J.; Rajesh Shankar, J.), 09.02.2026, L.P.A. No. 514 of 2025 with I.A. No. 4978 of 2025: condonation of 206 days' delay in filing appeal refused in terms of the Court's earlier order dated 27.01.2026 dismissing I.A. No. 5019 of 2025 in L.P.A. No. 513 of 2025; appeal by Jharkhand State Housing Board officials against common Single Judge judgment and order dated 23.08.2024 in W.P(C) No. 4790 of 2023 and connected cases (Vijay Shankar Jha and State of Jharkhand as respondents) dismissed; no costs.
What did the court decide?
The interim application (I.A. No. 4978 of 2025) seeking condonation of the 206-day delay is dismissed, the Court declining to condone the delay while relying upon its reasoning in the order dated 27.01.2026 dismissing I.A. No. 5019 of 2025 in L.P.A. No. 513 of 2025. ¶29