In Brief
In this case, the State of West Bengal filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court challenging a 2014 High Court order. The petition was filed significantly after the High Court judgment, thus being barred by time. The Supreme Court rejected the argument that Government has special standing to file petitions whenever convenient. The Court held that if the Government suffered financial loss due to the delay, it must seek recovery from those responsible rather than expect the Court to relax procedural requirements. The petition was dismissed as time-barred.
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