Party Delayed Written Statement Filing, Yet Trial Court Unfairly Blamed for Delay in Case Disposal: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court, in a significant ruling under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, dismissed a petition filed by Ganesh Prasad Gupta and Meera Gupta, who sought to challenge orders passed in a long-standing civil title suit. The Court ruled that the petition was barred by the doctrine of res judicata, as multiple previous petitions on the same issue had already been adjudicated and had attained finality. Failure…