The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a State writ appeal filed 213 days late, rejecting administrative processing as sufficient cause.
Judge / Bench — Justices G.S. Ahluwalia and Anuradha Shukla; order by Justice G.S. Ahluwalia.
The 13 October 2026 order in State of Madhya Pradesh v Rakesh Singh Jadon and others recorded that the file moved through police authorities, the law department and the government before permission and legal papers were obtained.
The court held that merely processing a matter through various authorities and obtaining legal opinion or permission did not explain the lack of promptitude. The State could not be treated as a privileged litigant. It rejected the delay application and dismissed the appeal as time-barred.
Advocates appearing — Appellant/State — Sohit Mishra, Government Advocate. Respondents — Not named in the order.