Sub-Divisional Officer Telegraph, ... vs The Presiding Officer Central ...

The Supreme Court set aside the Allahabad High Court's dismissal of a writ petition on the grounds of laches, holding that the High Court failed to consider relevant facts surrounding the delay in challenging an award from the Central Government Industrial Tribunal under Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court emphasized that the writ petition was not belated due to intervening circumstances and remitted the matter back to the High Court for a decision on merits. The appeal was allowed without costs.