In a recent court decision, the appeal filed by Swaroopa and others was dismissed because they took too long—2109 days—to file it. The court wasn't convinced by their reasons for the delay.
Swaroopa, along with her family, filed an appeal against a decision from September 17, 2012. This decision was from the Motor Accidents Tribunal in Hyderabad. They were unhappy with the decision and wanted to challenge it.
The appeal was delayed by 2109 days. That's almost six years! The petitioners said they had money problems, but they didn't explain why it took so long to file the appeal.
"Since there is an extremely long delay of 2109 days in filing the appeal and the same has not been properly explained, this Court does not find any reason to overlook the delay." - Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy
Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy dismissed the appeal because the delay wasn't justified. The court couldn't find a good reason to excuse the late filing.
With the appeal rejected, the original decision from 2012 remains in place. The petitioners didn't receive any changes to the decision from this court ruling.
