As a companysequence, the judgment of the learned Single Judge did number warrant interference.
1,06,021/ along with Interest 10 p.a.
The factual matrix of the case, briefly stated, is as under 4.1.
from 28.08.2014.
The Controlling AuthoritycumAssistant Labour Commissioner, Central Jalandhar, vide Order dated 21.09.2015, allowed the claim of Respondent No.
Respondent No.
1612 of 2017 before the Punjab Haryana High Court at Chandigarh.
1 voluntarily resigned from the said parttime job.
The Appellant Department took the stand that Respondent No.
The Department filed an Appeal u S. 7 7 of the 1972 Act, against the Order dated 21.09.2015 before the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner Central Kendriya Sadan, Chandigarh.
1 and directed the Department to pay an amount of Rs.
1 approached the Controlling AuthoritycumAssistant Labour Commissioner, Central Jalandhar, seeking gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 herein after referred to as the 1972 Act .
The facts in Sr.
The Department has filed the present Appeal to challenge the Judgment and Order dated 01.12.2017 passed by a division bench of the High Court.
1 was engaged as a Gramin Dak Sewak i.e. an ExtraDepartmental Agent, to work on a parttime basis in the Postal Department at Faridkot, Punjab.
are being companysidered as the lead case.
In 2014, Respondent No.
1 was discharged with immediate effect.
The Appellate Authority vide Order dated 17.05.2016 dismissed the Appeal filed by the Appellant Department, and upheld the Order dated 21.09.2015 passed by the Controlling AuthoritycumAssistant Labour Commissioner, Central Jalandhar.
1 was number entitled to exgratia gratuity under the Gramin Dak Sewak Conduct Engagement Rules, 2011 as he had voluntarily resigned from the job.
On 26.06.1991, Respondent No.
On 28.08.2014, the Department accepted the resignation, and Respondent No.
Superintendent of Post Offices v. Gursewak Singh Ors.
The Department filed C.W.P. No.
11412 of 2017 before the Punjab Haryana High Court at Chandigarh under Article 226/227 of the Constitution against the Order dated 17.05.2016.
INDU MALHOTRA, J. Leave granted in both the special leave petitions.
10.12.2018 to represent the interest of the Respondents who did number appear, despite service being effected on them.
The present Civil Appeal has been filed against the Order dated 01.12.2017 passed by a Division Bench of the Punjab Haryana High Court at Chandigarh in LPA No.
1612 of 2017.
