Bombay High Court : No Condonation of Delay if Review Application Itself Not Maintainable

The Bombay High Court has ruled that delay in filing proceedings cannot be condoned unless the proceedings themselves are legally maintainable.

The case involved a Labour Court order that condoned a delay of 333 days in filing a review application.

The High Court noted that the Industrial Disputes Act does not grant the Labour Court any power of review, and therefore, the application itself was not maintainable.

Holding that the Labour Court acted without jurisdiction, the High Court quashed the condonation order.

[JSW Steel Coated Products Ltd. & Anr. v Amarlal Parashramji Sharma]