Rahul Mavai vs Union Of India & Ors
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Case Significance
Rahul Mavai vs Union Of India & Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 18, 2024 (citation: ik-75943579). A petitioner from a remote village in Haryana who had applied for a Group D post challenged an order dated 17.07.2018 after a six-year delay, blaming his local counsel for misleading him and not filing the case despite collecting fees. The court deprecated the practice of shifting negligence to counsel, noting that a litigant does not abandon all responsibility to track matters once entrusted to counsel, and found the six-year delay unsatisfactorily explained. The writ petition was dismissed The bench comprised Justices Anoop Kumar Mendiratta and C. Hari Shankar. The judgment was delivered by Justice C. Hari Shankar. Counsel appearing: M.K. Gaur (counsel for petitioner), Vedansh Anand (counsel for respondent), Vinay Yadav (counsel for respondent).
Summary
A petitioner from a remote village in Haryana who had applied for a Group D post challenged an order dated 17.07.2018 after a six-year delay, blaming his local counsel for misleading him and not filing the case despite collecting fees. The court deprecated the practice of shifting negligence to counsel, noting that a litigant does not abandon all responsibility to track matters once entrusted to counsel, and found the six-year delay unsatisfactorily explained. The writ petition was dismissed on the ground of unexplained delay and laches.
What was the outcome of Rahul Mavai vs Union Of India & Ors?
A petitioner from a remote village in Haryana who had applied for a Group D post challenged an order dated 17.07.2018 after a six-year delay, blaming his local counsel for misleading him and not filin...
Judgment
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