ITEM NO.8 Court 4 (Video Conferencing) SECTION XVI S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s).10271/2021 (Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 31-01-2018 in FMA No. 525/2015 passed by the High Court at Calcutta) TAPASHI BARMAN Petitioner(s) VERSUS THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. Respondent(s) (WITH IA No.83836/2021-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.83842/2021-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.83838/2021-PERMISSION TO FILE SLP) Date : 16-08-2021 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH For Petitioner(s) Mr. Abhijit Sengupta, AOR For Respondent(s) UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R 1 Permission to file the Special Leave Petition granted. 2 Besides the delay of 713 days in moving the Special Leave Petition, we see no reasonable basis on which the petitioner can claim parity with the four persons who have been protected by the order of the Division Bench of the High Court. We, hence, see no reason to entertain the Special Leave Petition even on merits. 3 The Special Leave Petition is accordingly dismissed both on delay and on merits. (SANJAY KUMAR-I) (ANITA RANI AHUJA) AR-CUM-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
TAPASHI BARMAN v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL
Supreme Court of India | Diary 10271/2021
Status
ROP - of Main Case
Decided On
16-08-2021
Bench
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
Petitioner
TAPASHI BARMAN
Respondent
THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL
Primary Holding
A delay of 713 days in filing a Special Leave Petition, combined with absence of merit in the claim, justifies dismissal both on grounds of delay and on merits.