The State of Bihar and Ors. v. M/s Saran construction, Prop. Sri Triguna Nand Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay; Section 5 Limitation Act; Section 13 Bihar Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration Tribunal Act 2008; three-month limitation; bureaucratic file movement; panel advocate; advocate's clerk; unclean hands; false statement in limitation petition; Postmaster General v. Living Media India Ltd.; Borse Brothers; Pathapati Subba Reddy; State of Bihar Road Construction Department; Water Resources Department; Arbitration Tribunal Award; revision dismissed; Patna High Court; Khatim Reza, J.
What did the court decide?
On considering the Apex Court's judgments and the record, there is no sufficient explanation for the delay except mentioning the movement of files from one stage to another, which is characterised as a lame excuse. ¶358