Important Legal Definitions
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Equity Aids the Vigilant, Not the Indolent (Vigilantibus Non Dormientibus Jura Subveniunt)
Principles of Natural Justice & Equity
Definition
The foundational equitable principle underpinning the Law of Limitation and the doctrine of laches, establishing that legal remedies protect those who are prompt in asserting their rights, not those who sleep over them.
Example
In P.K. Ramachandran v. State of Kerala, the Supreme Court held that the law of limitation is founded on public policy under this maxim, and an unexplained delay of 565 days by the State in filing an appeal cannot be condoned routinely.