Government not in exile like Lord Rama: Karnataka HC rejects State’s appeal filed after delay of 14 years

Published on : 27 Sep 2025, 8:48 am 2 min read

The Karnataka High Court recently refused to condone a 14-year delay by the State government in filing an appeal [ Principal Secretary, Government Vs Nijinjoy Trading Pvt Limited].

A Bench of Justices D K Singh and Venkatesh Naik observed that the government cannot be considered to have been "in exile for 14 years like Lord Rama” to justify such an enormous lapse.

“ The Government has woken up after 14 years to see some merit to file the appeal against the impugned judgment and order. 14 years is the time period when Lord Rama was in exile and thereafter, he returned to Ayodhya. The Government was not in exile for 14 years to seek condonation of delay … we find no ground to condone such an enormous and inordinate delay .”

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