Government Authorities Cannot Approach The Court As And When They Please: SC Pulls Up Bihar Govt. Over Delay [Read Order]

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12 May 2019 12:11 PM IST

“We are of the view that a clear signal has to sent to the Government Authorities that they cannot approach the Court as and when they please, on account of gross incompetence of their officers and that too without taking any action against the concerned officers.”

Government working lethargy is not a pretext to condone the delay, said the Supreme Court while imposing cost of Rs. 20,000 on Bihar Government for its extraordinary delay filing special leave petition. An order of the Single Judge of the Patna High Court was assailed before the Division Bench after a delay of 367 days. The Division Bench dismissed the application for condonation of...

Government Authorities Cannot Approach The Court As And When They Please: SC Pulls Up Bihar Govt. Over Delay [Read Order]

LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK

“We are of the view that a clear signal has to sent to the Government Authorities that they cannot approach the Court as and when they please, on account of gross incompetence of their officers and that too without taking any action against the concerned officers.”

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