GARDEN SILK MILLS PVT.LTD. ERSTWHILE GARDEN SILK MILLS LTD. vs DADA LALCHNDRA JADAV Advocate - S T CHAUDHARI — 21/2025

Case Summary: Misc. Appli. (I.C.) No. 21/2025 Court Decision: The Industrial Court of Surat granted Garden Silk Mills Pvt. Ltd.'s application to condone the delay of 1 year, 9 months, and 15 days in filing an appeal against a Labour Court order (T. Case No. 560/1993 dated 10/02/2023) under Section 84(2) of the Industrial Relations Code, on the condition that the company pay Rs. 5,001 to the worker as costs within 30 days. Key Reasoning: The court found the delay was caused by legitimate reasons beyond the company's control—internal reorganization, personal hardships of responsible personnel, incomplete legal documentation from previous counsel, and administrative difficulties—rather than willful misconduct or bad faith. Applying Supreme Court precedent emphasizing substantive justice over technical grounds, the court held that denying condonation would result in injustice and prevent merit-based adjudication of the appeal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.