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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)-- ---S.37--Limitation Act (IX of 1908), S. 5--Appeal--Limitation-­Condonation of delay--Valuable right accruing to respondent by lapse of time cannot be denied without reasonable ground--Delay of each day has to be explained by cogent and reasonable grounds--No grounds stated in application for condoning delay--Appeal delayed for 8 days was dismissed as time-barred. Ch. Asmatullah for Appellant. Ch. Muhammad Siddiq for Respondent. Date of hearing: 9th December, 1986. JUDGMENT This is an appeal directed against the decision dated 26-6-1986 recorded by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No. 7, Gujranwala, whereby the grievance petition of the respondent was accepted and direction was issued to pay dues to the respondent according to scale No.7. 2. An objection has been raised by the learned counsel for the respondent that the appeal is time-barred. The appellant has itself said that the appeal is time-barred and has made application for condonation of delay. As a matter of fact no ground for condonation can be found in the application given under section 5 of the Limitation Act. In paragraph 2 of the petition it is said that on 17-7-1986 an appeal (which should have been an application) was put in before the learned lower Court for the supply of the copy of the judgment and the copy was delivered on 13-9-1986. The concluding paragraph reads. "It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that the delay if any in filing the appeal, may kindly be condoned." 3. The appellant appears…

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