In Brief
These special leave petitions challenged a common judgment on land acquisition and compensation. The petitioners sought to file their appeals more than twenty years after the impugned orders (delays ranging from 7534 to 7886 days). The Supreme Court refused to condone such extreme delays, holding that directing enhanced compensation payments after such a long period would be unreasonable and impose an undue financial burden on the State. The special leave petitions were dismissed solely on limitation grounds without examining the merits of the compensation claims.
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