Writ court interference barred when statutory appeal is dismissed as time-barred and delay cannot be directed to be condoned.

Where an appeal against the order-in-original has already been dismissed as time-barred, the writ court will not direct condonation of delay or interfere with the adjudication order. Applying that principle, the Bombay HC found no basis to entertain the writ petition because the statutory appeal had been rejected on limitation. The challenge to the impugned order therefore failed, and the petition was not entertained.

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Issues: Whether the writ court should interfere with the adjudication order or direct condonation of delay when the statutory appeal against the order-in-original has been dismissed as time-barred.

Analysis: The appeal against the order-in-original had already been dismissed by the appellate authorities as barred by limitation. In light of the earlier decision holding that, in such circumstances, the writ court cannot direct the appellate authority to condone delay or interfere with the adjudication order, no basis was found to entertain the writ petition.

Conclusion: The petition was not entertained and the challenge to the impugned order failed.

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