Case Law Analysis
|Gujarat High Court
Gross negligence fails to satisfy Section 5 Limitation Act; 1,790-day condonation denied in land acquisition appeals | Gujarat HC
The Gujarat High Court denied the State’s plea to condone a 1,790-day delay in land-acquisition appeals, holding that gross negligence is not a bona-fide cause under Section 5 of the Limitation Act. The ruling prevents governments from using negligence to revive time-barred appeals, impacting pending acquisition cases.