KOTTAIAPPAN vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU — SLP(Crl) No. 890/2001

Case Summary: SLP(Crl) No. 890/2001 - Kottaiappan v. State of Tamil Nadu On 23 February 2001, the Supreme Court dismissed Kottaiappan's Special Leave Petition challenging a High Court of Madras order dated 13 August 1997. The Court rejected the application for condonation of the 1072-day delay in filing, finding the explanation unsatisfactory, and also found no merit in the petition itself. The petition was dismissed on both grounds—inordinate delay and lack of merit. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.