(Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ.)
Union of India & Ors. _____________________________ Petitioner(s)
v.
Ex. Nk. Balbir Singh _______________________________ Respondent
Civil Appeal No. ………. of 2018 [@ Diary No(s). 4893/2018], decided on March 9, 2018
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. Leave to appeal is granted.
2. Delay condoned.
3. This appeal was filed well after several similar matters were dismissed by this Court. We cannot appreciate the conduct of the Union of India in this regard of filing civil appeals/special leave petitions after the issue has been concluded by this Court. This is unnecessarily adding to the burden of the Justice Delivery Systems for which the Union of India must take full responsibility.
4. The civil appeal is dismissed with costs of Rs. 1,00,000/- to be deposited by the appellants with the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee within four weeks from today for utilization of juvenile justice issues.
5. The Union of India must shape up its litigation policy.
6. List the matter after five weeks for compliance.
CIVIL APPEAL Diary No(s). 4893/2018
Union of India & Ors _______________________________ Petitioner(s)
v.
Ex. Nk. Balbir Singh ________________________________ Respondent
(IA No. 26834/2018-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 26836/2018-STAY APPLICATION and IA No. 26833/2018-LEAVE TO APPEAL U/S 31(1) OF THE ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL ACT, 2007)
Date : 09-03-2018 This appeal was called on for hearing today.
(Before Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ.)
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Vikramjeet Banerjee, ASG
Mr. R.R. Rajesh, Adv.
Mr. N. Joshi, Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR
For Respondent(s)
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
ORDER
7. Leave to appeal is granted.
8. Delay condoned.
9. The civil appeal is dismissed in terms of the signed order.
10. List the matter for compliance after five weeks.
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