Supreme Court of India

Hukumdev Narain Yadav v. Lalit Narain Mishra

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Reported as [1974] 3 S.C.R. 31

Bench P. Jaganmohan Reddy J.

Decided 21 December 1973

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What the Court ordered

In the result, Sinha, C.J., Subba Rao, Raghuber · Dayal and Rajagopala Ayyangar, JJ., held that the exclusion of time provided for by s. 12 of the limitation Act is permissible in computing: the period of limitation for filing an appeal in the High Court under s. ll6A of the Act.

Judgment, page 11

Authorities it was built on

1963 Vidyacharan Shukla v. Khubchand Baghel and Others cited by 19
1968 K. Venkateswara Rao and Anr. v. Bekkam Narasimha Reddi & Ors. cited by 7

Where later benches applied it

2022 M/s Bhagwandas B. Ramchandani v. British Airways relied on
2018 P. Radha Bai and Ors. v. P. Ashok Kumar and Anr. relied on
2011 Ketan V. Parekh v. Special Director, Directorate of Enforcement and Another. relied on
2025 M/s Sonali Power Equipments Pvt. Ltd. v. Chairman, Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Mumbai & Ors. referred to
2025 My Preferred Transformation & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. M/s Faridabad Implements Pvt. Ltd. referred to
2024 Mohd Abaad Ali & Anr. v. Directorate of Revenue Prosecution Intelligence referred to
2019 Superintending Engineer/ Dehar Power House Circle Bhakra Beas Management Board (pw) Slapper & Another v. Excise and Taxation Officer, Sunder Nagar/ Assessing Authority referred to
2018 Suman Devi v. Manisha Devi and Ors. referred to
2018 Madiraju Venkata Ramana Raju v. Peddireddigari Ramachandra Reddy & Ors. referred to
2014 State of M.P. & Anr. v. Anshuman Shukla referred to
2011 Girnar Traders v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. mentioned
2004 Gopal Sardar v. Karuna Sardar mentioned
1976 Hari Shanker Tripathi v. Shiv Harsh & Others mentioned

Of those, 3 relied on · 7 referred to · 3 mentioned

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