Secretary To The Govt. Of Odisha vs. Tilak Ram Pradhan

ITEM NO.18 COURT NO.2 SECTION XI-A

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 25417/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 26-07-2022 in WP(C) No.17711/2020 passed by the High Court Of Orissa At Cuttack)

SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

CHAKRAPANI PATNAIK Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.131948/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING )

WITH Diary No(s). 25656/2023 (XI-A) ( IA No.133419/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.133420/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Date : 21-07-2023 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHANSHU DHULIA

For Petitioner(s) Ms. Anindita Pujari, AOR Mr. Abhineet Arvind, Adv. Mr. Maitreya Saha, Adv.

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

The special leave petition(s) are filed after a delay of 248 days in respect of petition before the High Court which suffered from delay and latches for two years and four months and this is Digitally signed by NEETA SAPRA Date: 2023.07.22 12:58:00 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

the State of Orissa!

We do believe this is a complete wastage of judicial time and is meant only to complete formalities to absolve the persons responsible for their negligence.

In numerous matters we have commented adversely on this and imposed costs for wastage of judicial time. [The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. v. Bherulal [SLP (C) Dy.No.9217/2020], Deputy Conservator of Forests Vs. Timblo Irmaos Ltd. [SLP (C) Dy. No.19059/2020], State of Odisha & Ors. v. Sunanda Mahakuda [SLP (C) Dy. No.22605/2020] & The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Vs. Shri Ram Jokhan Dhuria & Anr. [SLP (C) D. No.46625/2019].

We thus consider it appropriate to dismiss the special leave petitions barred by time with costs of Rs.10,000/- to be deposited with the Supreme Court Group 'C' (Non-Clerical) Employees Welfare Association within four weeks from today.

The costs can be recovered from the officer responsible for the delay and even in case of the impugned order, if it is felt that the adverse order has caused some consequences, the financial impact of that can also be recovered from the officers responsible for delay in approaching the High Court or this Court.

Pending applications stand disposed of.

(RASHMI DHYANI PANT) (POONAM VAID) COURT MASTER COURT MASTER

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