R.P.(C) No. 002024 - 002025 / 2019

A review petition filed with an inordinate, unexplained delay of 394 days is liable to dismissal on the ground of delay alone, even without examining merits; courts may however simultaneously dismiss on both grounds. As summarized by casestatus.in, the absence of satisfactory explanation for condonation of delay in filing a review petition is fatal to its maintainability before the Supreme Court under its inherent jurisdiction.