ARMY GOLF COURSE vs UOI & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 11.09.2025 Pronounced on:11.12.2025 + W.P.(C) 5215/2002 ARMY GOLF COURSE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Santosh Kumar Pandey, Adv. versus UOI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Akshay Amritanshu, Sr. Panel Counsel with Ms. B. Naaz Jain & Drishti Saraf, Advs. for R-1. Mr. Siddharth, Standing Counsel with Mr. Prateek Goyal and Mr. Harshit Manwan, Advs. for EPFO. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR JUDGMENT RENU BHATNAGAR, J. 1. The present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner/Army Golf Course, invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India assailing the Order dated 16.11.2000 passed by the learned Employee Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (hereinafter referred as „Tribunal‟) in the appeal No. ATA 170 (4) 2000 titled Army Golf Course versus Regional Provident Fund Commissioner., seeking the Signature Not Verified Signed By:BABINDER W.P.(C) 5215/2002 Page 1 of 20 SINGH NEGI Signing Date:12.12.2025 15:48:36 quashing of the Order dated 16.11.2000 passed by the learned tribunal whereby the application of petitioner seeking condonation of delay in filing the appeal was dismissed, for being time barred. 2. By the Impugned Order, the learned tribunal dismissed the appeal filed by the petitioner against the Order dated 31.03.2000 under section 14B of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (hereinafter referred to as, „EPFMP Act‟) on account of the appeal being time barred holding that it is not within the power of the learned tribunal to condone the delay beyond 60 days as prescribed in the tribunal procedure rules, 1997. 3. The relevant facts for adjudication of the present petition as emerging