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May 2025

Allied Laws

By Dr. K. Shivaram, Senior Advocate, Rahul K. Hakani | Shashi Bekal, Advocates
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6. Inder Singh vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh

Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 6142 of 2024 (SC)

21st March, 2025

Condonation of delay – Mere technicalities –Substantial justice – Merits to be examined - Liberal approach – Delay of 1537 days is condoned. [S. 5, Limitation Act, 1963].

FACTS

The Appellant had instituted a suit for declaration of title of the suit property/land. The suit property consisted of 1.060 hectares of land situated in Madhya Pradesh. According to the Appellant, the said land was allotted to him in 1978. The Respondent refuted the claim of the Appellants and contended that inter alia, the said property was part of government land. The learned Trial Court, after going into the merits of the claims made by both parties, dismissed the suit. Aggrieved, an appeal was filed before the First Appellate Authority. The First Appellate Authority allowed the appeal and directed the State (Respondent) to hand over the suit property to the Appellant. The Respondent, thereafter, filed a review petition which was dismissed on the grounds of inordinate delay in filing the review petition. Thereafter, the State filed a regular appeal before the Hon’bl

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