HC imposes costs on School Education department for delay in filing appeal
The Telangana High Court has imposed a ₹25,000 fine on the School Education department for a 250-day delay in filing an appeal. The court also ordered an inquiry to identify the specific official responsible for the administrative negligence.
Why it matters
The ruling highlights judicial efforts to curb administrative inefficiency and bureaucratic delays in government departments.
Allowing an appeal challenging a single judge order in favour of a deceased person, the Telangana High Court imposed costs of ₹25,000 on School Education department for moving the appeal petition with a delay of 250 days.
A bench of the Acting Chief Justice P. Sam Koshy and Justice Narsing Rao Nandikonda, stating that it was ‘reluctantly’ allowing the appeal, ordered that the costs be deposited with the State Legal Services Authority within two weeks. The bench instructed the Principal Secretary for Education to ascertain which officer of the department was responsible for the delay in filing the appeal, which resulted in imposing costs.
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