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"14. The order of the Tribunal allowing the first application of
respondent without examining the merits, and directing
appellants to consider his representation has given rise to
unnecessary litigation and avoidable complications. The ill-
effects of such directions have been considered by this Court in
C. Jacob v. Director of Geology and Mining: (2008) 10 SCC
115:
Sunil Dua vs Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr. on 12 May, 2009
6. To appreciate the rival submissions raised at the Bar, we have
carefully perused the order passed by the learned Single Judge. The
submission of Mr.Gandhi, learned counsel for the appellants, is that the
direction issued by the Supreme Court not being mandatory and in the realm
of discretion, the DSIDC should have condoned the delay and considered the
application. On a perusal of the order passed in Sunil Dua (supra), it is
evincible that a Division Bench of this Court had held as under:
Allahabad Bank Ltd vs Commissioner Of Income-Tax,West ... on 8 October, 1953
9. In our considered opinion, the said case is distinguishable on facts.
The learned counsel for the appellants has also placed heavy reliance on the
decision in Allahabad Bank v. State of West Bengal AIR 2007 SC (Supp)
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519 wherein the Apex Court took note of the fact that the delay itself in the
said case, when the representations were made, would not have resulted in
the dismissal of the writ petition in limine. On a scrutiny of the facts in the
said case, it is perceivable that the High Court of Calcutta had issued the
direction permitting the petitioners to submit several representations and
when no decision was taken, the writ petition was filed, the same being
imperative. We think it appropriate to reproduce paragraph 5 in entirety:
M.C. Mehta vs Union Of India & Ors on 18 March, 2004
3. The factual exposition as discernible is that both the appellants had
applied for the plot of the industrial land measuring 400 sq. metres in
December 1996 under the re-allocation scheme and had deposited the
earnest money. They were extended the benefit of allotment and in
pursuance of the same, a letter of demand was sent by the DSIDC requiring
them to deposit 30% of the revised estimated cost of the plot @ Rs.4,200/-
per sq. metre after adjustment of the earnest money that had already been
deposited. The first installment was required to be paid by 31 st October,
2000. The appellant, M/s Dua Polymers (Pvt.) Limited, did not comply with
the same on the ground that the earnest money had already been deposited
with DSIDC. Similar letter was issued by the appellant, namely, M/s Sanjay
Plastic Industries. After writing such letter, as is evident from the order
impugned, the appellants waited till 18th November, 2008 to approach this
Court for redressal of their grievance. The learned Single Judge did not
entertain the writ petition basically on the ground that the order of
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cancellation was passed against the appellants on 10th July, 2002 and they
had approached the writ Court on 18th November, 2008 and, hence, the
doctrine of delay and laches is squarely attracted to the case at hand.
Additionally, the learned Single Judge referred to the decision of the
Supreme Court in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India rendered on 12th
September, 2000 directing that if payment is not made by any of the allottees
on a demand being raised, their allotment shall stand cancelled and they
shall have to close down the unit immediately.
Union Of India & Anr vs M.M. Sarkar on 8 December, 2009
In Union of India & Ors. V. M.K. Sarkar, (2010) 2 SCC 59, it has
been held thus:
Naresh Kumar vs Dept.Of Atomic Energy & Ors on 8 July, 2010
In Naresh Kumar v. Department of Atomic Energy & Ors, Civil
Appeal No. 3138/2008 decided on 08.07.2010, the Apex Court has held
thus:
Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Company ... vs District Board Bhojpur And Ors on 12 March, 1992
7. In view of the aforesaid, it is evincible that a cut off date had been
fixed. We do not intend to advert to the facet whether after the cut off date
the application could have been entertained or not, inasmuch as that may be
determined on the anvil of numerous facts. Keeping the said issue open, we
are inclined to proceed whether in the obtaining factual matrix, the DSIDC
has committed any illegality by cancelling the letter of allotment issued in
favour of the appellants. It is urged by Mr. Gandhi that the only ground on
which the learned Single Judge has actually dismissed the writ petition is
delay and laches. He has drawn immense inspiration from the decision in
M/s Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Company Limited (supra). In the said
case, the Apex Court has opined that the dismissal of belated and stale claim
under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not a rule of law but a rule
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of practice. Their Lordships have observed that where the illegality is
manifest in the order and the reason for not challenging the order is
appositely explained, the delay in filing the writ petition should not be taken
into consideration.
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