Bureaucratic Delay no Ground for Condonation; Supreme Court dismisses SLP as time-barred for State being ‘utterly lethargic, tardy and indolent’
“Despite all the latitude that is shown to a “State”, we are of the clear opinion that 10 the cause sought to be shown here by the State of Odisha is not an explanation but a lame excuse. No case for exercise of discretion has been set up.”
