2020 (10) TMI 1335

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..... er matter, learned senior counsel himself was circumspect from beginning and thus, it is considered appropriate to only impose Rs.10,000/- as costs on the State Government for having approached this Court. The cost be recovered from the officer who took such a decision to come to this Court without taking any action against the officers and that too belatedly or responsible for the delay. The c .....

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..... ne counts from the original order). This delay is sought to be only explained by stating that it is unintentional and on account of the administrative procedure. This Court is not here to protect the administrative inefficiencies and incompetence in being able avail of legal remedies by the State Governments more so in the context of the judgment in Post Master General Ors. v. Living Media India .....

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..... ourt so that the matter is put to a quietus. We find that no action ever is taken against the concerned officer and yet the Government seeks to back out from the commitment made by the officer concerned. We have already categorized such cases as certificate cases brought to this Court to obtain a certificate of dismissal. We are thus, of the view that the petitioners must be made to pay for t .....

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