The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner Ii v. M/S. Sivamani Spinning Mills

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.06.2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR and C.M.P.No.11026 of 2026 The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner-II Employees Provident Fund Organisation Regional Office, Steel Plant Road Salem - 636 302.

... Appellant vs.

M/s.Sivamani Spinning Mills Bysuhalli Dharmapuri District - 635 205.

... Respondent Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, praying to set aside the order passed by the learned Judge in W.P.No.25598 of 2022 dated 19.08.2025.

For Appellant :

Mrs.R.Meenakshi ***** Page Nos.1/3

J U D G M E N T

[Made by S. M. SUBRAMANIAM, J.,] The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner is the appellant before this Court, who had instituted the writ petition challenging the order of the Appellate Tribunal dated 21.11.2014 in ATA.No.464(13) of 2013.

2. The writ Court has considered the issue relating to long delay in challenging the order passed by the Appellate Tribunal and dismissed the writ petition on the ground of delay and laches. The Appellate Tribunal, passed an order dated 21.11.2014 and the writ petition came to be instituted only in the year 2022, after a lapse of about eight years.

3. Thus, the writ petition has been rightly dismissed on the ground of laches and therefore, the present Writ Appeal also stands dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

(S.M.S.,J.) (N.S.,J.) 01.06.2026 Index : Yes Speaking order / Non-speaking order mk Page Nos.2/3

S. M. SUBRAMANIAM, J., and N.SENTHILKUMAR, J., mk 01.06.2026 Page Nos.3/3