MATA PHER MISHRA Vs. STATE OF U. P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Order on Delay Condonation Application No. 2 of 2021

(2.) Aggrieved against the aforesaid a statutory appeal was preferred by the writ petitioner-appellant as provided under Section 69 of the U.P State Road Transport Corporation Employees (Other than Officers) Service Regulation, 1981 before the respondent no.2 namely Chief Manager (Sa), U.P.S.R.T.C, Head Office, Lucknow. It is provided under Section 69 of the Regulations of 1981 that the appeal could be preferred within a period of three months but since appeal was preferred after the expiry of three months the same was rejected by the appellate authority on the ground that the appeal submitted by the petitioner appellant was time barred. The aforesaid order was passed by the appellate authority on 03.10.2016 rejecting the appeal filed by the petitioner-appellant being barred by time.

(3.) Aggrieved against the aforesaid order the petitioner-appellant preferred a writ petition before this Court being Writ A No.12268 of 2019. The aforesaid writ petition was dismissed by the learned Single Judge vide judgement and order dated 06.08.2019 solely on the ground of unexplained laches on the part of the petitioner-appellant. Aggrieved against the aforesaid petitioner-appellant has preferred the present special appeal.