Dismissed

The General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Gurugram and Ors. v. Surinder Kumar

Punjab & Haryana HC18 Sept 2018LPA/239/2018

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The High Court of Punjab and Haryana dismissed an intracourt appeal filed by Haryana Roadways due to a significant delay in filing and the failure of the State to file an affidavit explaining the delay. The appellant's explanation was found vague and unconvincing.

What did the court decide?

The application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act and the intracourt appeal are dismissed as barred by limitation.

The General Manager, Haryana… — Civil Procedure and Limitation | Punjab & Haryana HC (2018)

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I N THE HI GH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDI GARH

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LPA No. 239 of 2018 ( O&M) DATE OF DECI SI ON: 18. 09. 2018

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Gener al Manager , Har yana Roadways Gur ugr am and ot her s

…. . Appel l ant s

ver sus

Sur i nder Kumar

CORAM: - HON’ BLE MR. JUSTI CE KRI SHNA MURARI , CHI EF JUSTI CE HON’ BLE MR. JUSTI CE ARUN PALLI , JUDGE

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Pr esent : Shr i Deepak Bal yan, Addi t i onal Advocat e Gener al , Har yana f or t he appel l ant

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KRI SHNA MURARI , CHI EF JUSTI CE ( Or al ) :

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Thi s i nt r a- Cour t appeal under cl ause X of t he Let t er s Pat ent f i l ed by t he St at e of Har yana i s di r ect ed agai nst t he j udgment and or der dat ed 22. 12. 2016 passed by t he l ear ned si ngl e Judge i n t he wr i t pet i t i on f i l ed by t he appel l ant s her ei n.

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The of f i ce has r epor t ed del ay of 294 days i n f i l i ng t he appeal and 24 days i n r e- f i l i ng t he same.

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Havi ng hear d l ear ned Addi t i onal Advocat e Gener al appear i ng f or t he St at e of Har yana on 04. 09. 2018 and f i ndi ng t hat expl anat i on submi t t ed i n sect i on 5 appl i cat i on t o be t ot al l y vague and unconvi nci ng and al so t he f act t hat despi t e an opi ni on of t he Advocat e Gener al t hat i t was not a f i t case t o f i l e an appeal t he i nst ant appeal was pr ef er r ed wi t h a consi der abl e del ay, we r equi r ed t he St at e of Har yana t o f i l e an af f i davi t expl ai ni ng t he ci r cumst ances under whi ch t hi s del ayed mer i t l ess appeal has been f i l ed i n cont r ast t o t he opi ni on gi ven by l ear ned Advocat e Gener al . When t he mat t er was t aken up on

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PARKASH CHAND 2018.09.20 13:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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LPA- 239- 2018

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1. 2018, i t was adj our ned on t he r equest made by l ear ned Addi t i onal Advocat e Gener al as t he r equi r ed af f i davi t was not f i l ed. Today agai n, t he af f i davi t has not been f i l ed.

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Si nce t he St at e has chosen not t o f i l e af f i davi t , t he pr oceedi ngs i n t he appeal cannot wai t t i l l et er ni t y t o concl ude. I n our or der dat ed 04. 09. 2018, we have al r eady expr essed opi ni on t hat t he expl anat i on submi t t ed i s t ot al l y vague and unconvi nci ng. Si nce no af f i davi t has been f i l ed and t he expl anat i on submi t t ed f or i nor di nat e del ay i n pr ef er r i ng t he appeal i s t ot al l y vague and unconvi nci ng, we ar e not i ncl i ned t o cont i nue wi t h t he pr oceedi ngs any f ur t her .

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The appl i cat i on under sect i on 5 of t he Li mi t at i on Act accor di ngl y st ands di smi ssed and, as a r esul t , appeal st ands di smi ssed as bar r ed by l i mi t at i on.

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( KRI SHNA MURARI ) CHI EF JUSTI CE

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( ARUN PALLI ) JUDGE

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1. 2018 par kash

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NOTE: Whet her speaki ng/ non- speaki ng: Speaki ng Whet her r epor t abl e: YES/ NO

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PARKASH CHAND 2018.09.20 13:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

The General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Gurugram and Ors. v. Surinder Kumar

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