The Block Development Officer(Village Panchayats) v. P Periyasamy

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 04.08.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR and W.M.P(MD)No.16398 of 2025 1.The Block Development Officer (Village Panchayats), Agastheeswaram Panchayat Union, Kanniyakumari District.

2.The Special Officer, Karumbattoor Village Panchayat, Kanniyakumari District.

... Petitioners Vs.

P.Periyasamy ... Respondent Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records pursuant to the order passed by the Appellate Tribunal - Payment of Gratuity Act 1973 in PG(IA) 338/2022, dated 25.04.2023 confirming the order passed by the learned Controlling Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1973 (Deputy Commissioner of Labour), Tirunelveli in P.G.Case No.60 2013, dated 24.07.2014 and pass such further or other orders as this Court. 1/4

For Petitioner : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

The present writ petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the Appellate Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1973, wherein, he has dismissed an application to condone the delay of 391 days in filing the appeal.

2. As rightly pointed out by the Appellate Authority, he does not have any power to condone the delay beyond a period of thirty days. In such circumstances, the question of entertaining the writ petition as against the said order does not arise. Therefore, there are no merits in the writ petition. The writ petition stands dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition stands closed. 04.08.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes BTR 2/4

To The Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Tirunelveli.

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R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J.

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