IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.

Date of Decision: 17.09.2025.

The Punjab State Cooperative Supply &

Marketing Federation Ltd. (MARKFED) ....Appellant.

VERSUS Raj Kumar and others ....Respondents.

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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA ---

Present: Mr. Vikas Singh, Advocate and Ms. Manisha, Advocate for the appellant.

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ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL, J. (Oral)

CM-3522 and 3521-LPA-2025 Prayer in these applications is for condonation of delay of 08 days in filing and 89 days in re-filing the appeal respectively.

Heard.

For the reasons stated in the applications, the same are allowed and delay of 08 days in filing and 89 days in re-filing the appeal is condoned.

LPA-1438-2025 The appellant has challenged the judgment of the Single Bench dated 13.11.2024 whereby the writ petition challenging the orders of the Controlling Authority and the Appellate Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, has been dismissed.

2. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the delay in preferring the appeal before the Appellate Authority ought to have been condoned as sufficient cause for condoning the delay had been set out.

3. Heard.

4. The i