jurisdiction. As a constitutional court it has a
duty to protect the rights of the citizens but simultaneously it
is to keep itself alive ... inaction on the part
of a litigant – a litigant who has forgotten the basic norms,
namely, “procrastination is the greatest thief of time” and
second
under Articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution of India and fundamental
rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India are violated are well ... citizen in a society governed by
law. It cannot be forgotten that the welfare State is governed by the rule
of law which has paramountcy
corroborated in material particulars by other independent
evidence. It would not be right to expect that such independent
corroboration should cover the whole ... reasonably and safely accepted
as true. But it must never be forgotten that before the court
reaches the stage of considering the question of corroboration
jurisdiction. As a constitutional court it has a
duty to protect the rights of the citizens but simultaneously it
is to keep itself alive ... inaction on the part
of a litigant – a litigant who has forgotten the basic norms,
namely, “procrastination is the greatest thief of time” and
second
corroborated in
material particulars by other independent evidence.
It would not be right to expect that such
independent corroboration should cover the whole ... reasonably
and safely accepted as true. But it must never be
forgotten that before the court reaches the stage of
considering the question of corroboration
under Articles 32
and 226 of the Constitution of India and fundamental rights under
Article 21 of the Constitution of India are violated are
well ... citizen in a
society governed by law. It cannot be forgotten that the
welfare State is governed by the rule of law which has
paramountcy
jurisdiction. As a constitutional court it has a
duty to protect the rights of the citizens but simultaneously it
is to keep itself alive ... inaction on the part
of a litigant - a litigant who has forgotten the basic norms,
namely, "procrastination is the greatest thief of time
Om Prakash Chautala vs Kanwar Bhan & Ors on 31 January, 2014
Equivalent citations: AIR
Om Prakash Chautala vs Kanwar Bhan . on 31 January, 2014
Author: Dipak Misra
Bench: Dipak
