Supreme Court of India · 2020-10-15
The State Of Madhya Pradesh vs Bherulal
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2020 SC 833
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- The State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Respondent
- Bherulal
- Author
- Sanjay Kishan Kaul
- Bench
- Dinesh Maheshwari, Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh due to a delay of 663 days in filing. The court emphasized the importance of adhering to the prescribed limitation periods and criticized the inefficiency of government authorities in timely filing appeals. The court stated that any changes to limitation laws should be addressed by the legislature, not through the courts.