Appeal by Special leave from the Judgment and Order dated the 5th October, 1983 of the Calcutta High Court at Calcutta in Civil Order No.
Against the rejection of the Objection the appellants moved the High Court at Calcutta and companytended that the gratuity payable to the workman was number liable to attachment.
Md. Safiur Rehman was a dock worker and gratuity was payable to him under one of the three prevailing schemes of the Board.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
345 of 1985.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by RANGANATH MISRA, J. Special leave granted.
971 of 1983.
Respondent l filed a suit before the Court of Small Causes at Calcutta asking for recovery of a sum of money against the widow and son of the said Md. Safiur Rehman after his death and prayed for attachment of the gratuity payable to the said workman.
The Chief Judge of the Court of small Causes examined the objection against attachment and overruled the same.
N. Mukherjee for the Appellants.
Mahabir Singh for the Respondents.
The Court made an order and called upon the Board to withhold payment of the amount whereupon the Board pointed out to the Court that gratuity was number liable to attachment On receipt of such intimation, the Court, made an order requiring the Board to show cause as to why it may number be proceeded against for disobedience of the Courts direction.
