VIKRAMBHAI NARANBHAI PATEL ETC vs DY.GEN.MANAGER ETC. — C.A. No. 9215 - 9216/2013

CASE SUMMARY: Vikrambhai Naranbhai Patel v. Deputy General Manager, ONGC (C.A. 9215-9216/2013) The Supreme Court allowed the appellants' appeals and set aside the Gujarat High Court's order that had condoned ONGC's 1,870-day delay in filing an appeal. The High Court erred by condoning the delay without considering the parties' explanations or affidavits, and by assuming non-existent facts about communication gaps. ONGC received notice of the Reference Court's 2006 judgment (awarding Rs.7.50/sq.m rental compensation instead of Rs.2.25/sq.m) in August 2008 but delayed appeal filing until July 2011. The Court found ONGC made false statements in its condonation application and dismissed ONGC's appeal as time-barred, clarifying appellants are entitled to compensation only until permanent land acquisition in 1999. ONGC must deposit compensation in appellants' bank accounts within 2.5 months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.