2025 ruling ‘last nail in coffin’ of 1987 order on delay condonation: SC

The Supreme Court has hailed a 2025 judgment authored by Justice JB Pardiwala as the “last nail in the coffin” of its 1987 ruling that it said has been repeatedly invoked to secure condonation of delay, warning that an overly liberal approach to limitation has kept the country “driven back” for decades by allowing litigation to continue despite inordinate delays