Unfortunately, least concerned about the wastage of public money on litigation in trivial matters, relating to retired workmen, as also precious judicial time, the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner is before us in this set of three Revision Petitions, questioning the correctness of the orders all dated 10.10.2017, passed by the Gujarat State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ahmedabad (for short “the State Commission”) in CRA No.42, 43 and 44 of 2016. By the said orders, the State Commission has affirmed the orders dated 09.05.2016, passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Ahmedabad City (for short “the District Forum”) condoning the delay, ranging between 2000 to 4000 days in filing of the Complaints by the Complainants, the Respondents herein, and has dismissed the Appeals preferred by the Petitioner herein.

2. In the first instance, the District Forum had come to the conclusion that since certain amounts were still due to be paid to the Complainants, as employees of a Company, named and styled as ‘M/s Amar Auto Parts Private Limited’ under the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952 as well as under the Employees Pro