Employees Provident Fund Organisation vs. Rajasthan Shiksha Karmi Board

Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952–Sec. 7–Dismissal of appeal as barred by limitation–Direction of Single Bench to hear the matter on merits by condoning the delay–Justification–Period of 60 days is provided for filing the appeal and it can be extended for a period of
sixty days–No discretion for High Court exercising its jurisdiction under Art. 226 to condone the delay or to extend the period of limitation beyond the specified period in the special statute–Impugned order passed by Single Bench deserves to be quashed and set aside.