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Case of Shivamma (Dead) vs Karnataka Housing Board, SC Judgement Dated 12th<\/sup>\u00a0September 2025.<\/em>\u00a0The apex court ruled that administrative negligence by the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) was not “sufficient cause” under\u00a0the\u00a0Limitation Act<\/a>\u00a0to condone\u00a0an 11-year delay in filing an appeal.\u00a0SC set aside the High Court decision to condone the delay, emphasizing that the Limitation Act applies equally to state entities and that condonation is not a tool to reward bureaucratic delays or “state lethargy”.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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