Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 994 · Decided 20 August 2014
H. Dohil Constructions CO. (P) LTD. v. Nahar Exports LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 994 · [2014] 8 S.C.R. 424
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7886/2014
- Decided
- 20 August 2014
- Bench
- F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA, SHIVA KIRTI SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 144, 149
Headnote
Delay!Laches: Delay in filing appeal - 9 days delay in filing Regular First Appeals and 1727 days delay in refiling the same - High Court condoning the delay and admitting the appeals subject to payment of cost to other side - Held: Law of limitation is D policy and therefore the principle that in the absence of bona fide reasons the applications for condonation of delay should be strictly construed· assumes significance - Courts are required to weigh the scale of' balance of justice in respect of both parties and this principle cannot
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