Supreme Court of India

M/s. Purohit and Company v. Khatoonbee and Anr.

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Reported as [2017] 2 S.C.R. 1
Bench J.S. Khehar J.
Decided 9 February 2017

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We are of the opinion that it was not a fit case where the High Court should have interfered with the discretionary jurisdiction exercised by the Labour Court.

Judgment, page 14

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Delay I Laches: Delay of 28 years - In filing claim petition uls. 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Entertained by courts below holding that.the 1988 Act does not provide limitation for raising claim for compensation - On appeal, held: Even though no period of limitation is prescribed under 1988 Act, claim can be raised and can be considered to be genuine, so long it is a live and surviving claim - Claim can be raised only within reasonable time - The question of reasonability would depend on the facts and circumstances of each case - In the present case, delay of 28 years cannot be

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