IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 30.10.2025 The Punjab State Cooperative Supply & Marketing Federation Ltd.

…..Appellant.

Versus K.K. Sareen and others .....Respondents.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA *****

Present:- Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate with Ms. Anamika Sheoran, Advocate for the appellant.

ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL, J.(Oral)

The appellant has challenged the judgment of the Single Bench dated 01.07.2025 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 Senior 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 issue which has arisen for consideration before us is as to whether the Appellate Authority could condone the delay beyond the statutory period of 120 days in preferring the appeal. This Court has dealt with this issue in LPA No.1226 of 2025 titled as The Punjab State Cooperative Supply & Marketing Feder