Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 603 · Decided 10 September 2013
Londhe Prakash Bhagwan v. Dattatraya Eknath Mane & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 603 · [2013] 9 S.C.R. 775
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7921/2013
- Decided
- 10 September 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Delay/Laches: Delay in filing appeal before School Tribunal - Appointment of Headmaster challenged belatedly - Held: If A B c no time-limit has been prescribed in a statute to apply before appropriate forum, court has to be approached within a reasonable time - In the instant was within the knowledge of respondent from day one, but he did not take any steps for a long time - Period of 9 years and 11 months, is an inordinate delay to pursue the remedy and that too without submitting any cogent reason therefor - Court has no power to condone the same in such E a
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