Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 1389 · Decided 17 December 2019
University of Delhi v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 1389 · [2019] 16 S.C.R. 1259
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9488/2019
- Decided
- 17 December 2019
- Bench
- R. BANUMATHI, A.S. BOPANNA, HRISHIKESH ROY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Delay/Laches: Writ petition - By Delhi University - Challenging change in use of the land acquired for Delhi Metro Rail project - Petition dismissed on the ground of delay and laches - Letters Patent appeal filed after delay of 916 days - Division Bench dismissed the to condone the delay - Appeal to Supreme Court - Held: In the facts of the case, the explanation for the inordinate delay is not convincing as the same is not reasonable - Considering the accrued right of the opposite party, condonation of such delay would be contrary to
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