Dina Nath Sharma v. State Of Haryana
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: 3Hon'ble Supreme Court in a catena of judgments has held that in cases, where the delay is unexplained and inordinate, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed solely on the ground of delay and laches. Writ Courts are not expected to extend indulgence to indolent litigants who seek to benefit from their own inaction. In the case of Mrinmoy Maity v. Chhanda Koley & Others reported as 2024 SCC Online SC 551, Hon'ble the Apex Court observed as under:
"9. ...... An applicant who approaches the court belatedly or in other words sleeps over his rights for a considerable period of time, wakes up from his deep slumber ought not to be granted the extraordinary relief by the writ courts. This Court time and again has held that delay defeats equity. Delay or latches is one of the factors which should be born in mind by the High Court while exercising discretionary powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. In a given case, the High Court may refuse to invoke its extraordinary powers if laxity on the part of the
-9applicant to assert his right has allowed the cause of action to drift away and attempts are made subsequently to rekindle the lapsed cause of action."
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