State of Orissa v. Damodar Patra
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay refused; 652-day delay; delay and laches; L.A.A. No.44 of 2006; Land Acquisition Appeal; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; S.K. Mishra J.; Living Media India Ltd. (2012) 3 SCC 563; State of Odisha v. Surama Manjari Das W.P.(C) No.15763 of 2021; Referral Court compensation enhancement Rs.1,300/- per decimal; L.A. Reference No.7 of 2003; L.A. M.J.C. No.129/1998; Special L.A. Collector DBRL Keonjhar; State of Orissa v. Damodar Patra.
What did the court decide?
Since the delay of 652 days was not properly explained and was not convincing, and applying the Supreme Court's decision in Office of the Chief Post Master General v. Living Media India Ltd., (2012) 3 SCC 563, and this Court's decision in State of Odisha v. Surama Manjari Das (W.P.(C) No.15763 of 2021), the application for condonation of delay stands dismissed on the ground of delay and laches; as a consequence, the Appeal also stands dismissed.