State litigation cannot be taken casually, says SC

New Delhi, Dec 20: The Supreme Court has rebuked the Uttar Pradesh government over an inordinate delay of 1,173 days in filing a petition against a judgement of the Allahabad High Court and that too with “incorrect particulars”, saying a State litigation cannot be taken “so casually”.
While rejecting the plea with a cost of Rs 1 lakh, the apex court said it has no doubt that such matters are filed in a “cursory manner” so the petitions are dismissed.
It also chastised the state government over the “casual manner” in which the application seeking condonation of delay was filed.
“We are left with no doubt that such matters are filed in a cursory manner to somehow seek a certification of dismissal by the Supreme Court. We thoroughly disapprove such a practice and feel necessary to impose costs on the petitioners,” a bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy said. (PTI)