Superintending Engineer Minor Irrigation Division, Keonjhar v. Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, N.H 6, Keonjhar
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay — appeal before CGIT-cum-Labour Court, Bhubaneswar (ATA Case No.45 of 2025) dismissed for ~120 days' delay; held that the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and Rules framed thereunder contain no provision for condonation of delay in filing an appeal; impugned order dated 13.11.2025 upheld; W.P.(C) No.1057 of 2026 dismissed by Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy on 07.04.2026. Keywords: condonation of delay, EPF & MP Act 1952, provident fund, labour court appeal, limitation, writ petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
As there is no provision for condonation of delay in filing an appeal under the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and the Rules framed thereunder, this Court finds no illegality or irregularity in the impugned order dismissing the appeal on the ground of delay.