IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (230)

CR-8226-2017 Date of decision: - 15.01.2025 Union of India and others ....Petitioners Versus Tarun Kumar .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL Present:- Mr. Anil Chawla, Advocate, for the petitioners.

Mr. Sanjay Mittal, Advocate, for the respondent.

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VIKAS BAHL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present civil revision petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the impugned order dated 05.07.2017 passed by the Additional District Judge, Narnaul whereby the application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act filed by the petitioners alongwith the appeal has been dismissed.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that in the present case, the respondent-plaintiff had filed a suit for declaration to the effect that the impugned orders of dismissal/termination from service dated 25.07.2011 and 29.11.2011 were illegal, null and void and the said suit was decreed vide judgment and decree dated 23.09.2014. It is submitted that the petitioners had filed an appeal against the same on 02.01.2015 and that there was a delay of 67 days in filing the said appeal but the 1^st Appellate Co