The Managing Director v. The Presiding Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; Division Bench of Dr. Justice G. Jayachandran and Ms. Justice R. Poornima; Common Order dated 13.03.2025 in C.M.P(MD)No.15894 of 2024 in W.A(MD)SR.No.77899 of 2024; Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Virudhunagar Region) v. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Madurai and G. Rajaguri; condonation of delay of 883 days; Section 5 of the Limitation Act; Clause 15 of the Letters Patent; writ appeal against order in W.P(MD)No.16740 of 2018 dated 28.04.2022; copy application delayed by over 2 1/2 years (made 3.10.2024); insufficient reasons; writ appeal dismissed at SR stage; no costs.
What did the court decide?
The Court found that although the affidavit claimed the order copy was received on 17.07.2023, the copy application itself was made only on 3.10.2024 with a delay of more than 2 1/2 years; having not filed the copy application in time and taken 883 days to prefer the Writ Appeal, the appellant's excuse was 'lame' and not factually correct.