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In a feat of bureaucratic patience that rivals geological time scales, the Odisha government attempted to file a Special Leave Petition aft...

2 March 2026 - New Delhi and Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Record date
2 Mar 2026
Location
New Delhi and Bhubaneswar, Odisha

What happened

In a feat of bureaucratic patience that rivals geological time scales, the Odisha government attempted to file a Special Leave Petition after an 11-year nap. The Supreme Court, unimpressed by the state's 'utterly lethargic, tardy, and indolent' approach, suggested that while justice is blind, it usually carries a watch. The government's explanation involved a complex series of file movements that essentially translated to 'we forgot'.

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