Supreme Court of India · 2013-03-22
Amalendu Kumar Bera & Ors vs The State Of West Bengal
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2013 SC 336
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Amalendu Kumar Bera & Ors
- Respondent
- The State Of West Bengal
- Author
- M.Y. Eqbal
- Bench
- M.Y. Eqbal
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the issue of condonation of delay in filing a revision petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The Court held that the District Judge's discretion to condone delay must be exercised judiciously, particularly when the execution of a decree is at stake. The Court upheld the executing court's decision that the decree had attained finality and that the State's objections were an attempt to delay the execution, thereby affirming the lower court's orders.