long time is non-existent. Doctrine of delay and laches as well as
acquiescence are applied to non-suit the litigants who approach the
court ... time, they
normally should not be permitted to take the defence of laches and
delay. If at all, in such cases, the delay furnishes
High Court.
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44. While deciding the question of delay and laches in
preferring the petition under Article 226 , Supreme Court
in the case ... writ petition filed by the appellants was hopelessly delayed
and suffered from laches. The possession of the suit land was
taken under the Possession Panchnama
writ petition of the
University including on the ground of delay and laches. In
the judgment dated 27.04.2015 the Court however
observed that ... High Court has dismissed the LPA on the ground of delay
and laches, that aspect of the matter would require
consideration at the threshold
outcome of a
dispassionate approach". Adverting to the ground of laches,
the Division Bench stated that the High Court had not
established that ... delayed and the petition was,
therefore, not bad on the ground of laches. The High Court
concluded that "the very ground of not finding
writ petitions filed by the
appellants herein suffered from delay and laches.
8. Aggrieved by the same, respondent No.1 filed the appeal. Vide ... Engineer, and
encadrement thereof subsequently, is illegal?; (b) whether the
delay and laches will come in the way of appellant No.3 in
challenging
Smt Lakshmamma vs State Of Karnataka on 2 January, 2018
Author: B.V.Nagarathna
Bench
that the appellants have approached the Court with inordinate delay and laches in filing the petition from the date of the impugned order of respondent
Whether injunction should be denied on the ground of delay and laches.
15. This was a core question on which parties had addressed arguments ... Panchhi for selling chewing tobacco.
19. However, the respondent had submitted that laches or delay was not a good ground to deny injunction
petitioner was directed to argue on the
question of delay and laches, then he submitted that the Court should
not adopt negative attitude ... claim regarding promotion can be rejected on the ground of delay and
laches. To buttress his contention, counsel for the petitioner has
relied upon
this court, deserves to be dismissed on
account of delay and laches only.
The issue regarding delay in invoking extra-ordinary
jurisdiction was considered ... earlier, can be denied the discretionary relief on account of delay and
laches. Relevant paragraphs thereof are extracted below
