State of Odisha v. Bhuleswar Konhar
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court, Cuttack | W.A. No. 95 of 2023 (with I.A. No. 223 of 2023) | State of Odisha (appellant; M.K. Khuntia, Additional Government Advocate) versus Bhuleswar Konhar and another (Ms. Bhaktisudha Sahoo, Advocate) | Subject: condonation of delay; limitation bar on intra-court writ appeal; 525-day delay | Supreme Court-directed exclusion of limitation period 15.03.2020 till 28.02.2022; appellants filed about one year thereafter | Bench: Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and M.S. Raman | Order dated 13.03.2024 | Outcome: no satisfactory explanation found; condonation application dismissed; appeal consequently dismissed | Keywords: condonation of delay, limitation, writ appeal, COVID-19 limitation exclusion, State appeal dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The Court found no satisfactory explanation in the application for the 525-day delay, and accordingly dismissed I.A. No. 223 of 2023 seeking condonation of delay.