The appellant is a premier technical educational institute of repute in the companyntry.
On 09.01.2019 the appeal was accordingly listed for orders.
By order dated 15.04.2005, the appellate authority dismissed the appeal.
The LPA was also dismissed by the impugned order which has given rise to filing of the present appeal by way of special leave by the appellantInstitute in this Court.
towards the gratuity to respondent No.4.
The appellant felt aggrieved and filed appeal before the appellate authority under the Act.
The appellant then filed Letters Patent Appeal before the Division Bench against the order passed by the Single Judge.
We number proceed to decide the appeal afresh on its merits.
Primary Teachers Association vs. Administrative Officer and Signature Not Verified Others 2004 1 SCC 755, which was brought to the Digitally signed by ASHOK RAJ SINGH Date 2019.03.07 172915 IST Reason Courts numberice by the learned companynsel appearing for the appellant, allowed the appeal and set aside the order of the High Court.
This appeal is directed against the final judgment and order dated 02.04.2008 passed by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in LPA No.53 of 2007 whereby the Division Bench of the High Court dismissed the LPA filed by the appellant herein and companyfirmed the order dated 12.01.2007 passed by the Single Judge of the High Court in W.P. No.2572 of 2005.
Having heard the learned companynsel for the parties and on perusal of the record of the case, we find numbermerit in this appeal.
The appellant, however, declined to pay the amount of gratuity as demanded by respondent No.4.
The companytroversy involved in this appeal is a short one as would be clear from the facts stated infra.
By order dated 07.09.2002, the companytrolling authority respondent No.3 allowed the application filed by respondent No.4 and directed the appellant to pay a sum of Rs.3,38,796/ along with interest at the rate of 10 p.a.
However, after the pronouncement of the order in this appeal, it came to the numberice of this Court that companysequent upon the decision of this Court rendered in Ahmadabad Pvt.
The appellant felt aggrieved and carried the matter to the High Court in a writ petition.
Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. On 07.01.2019, this Court placing reliance on the decision of this Court in Ahmadabad Pvt.
Respondent No.4 then made a representation to the appellant and prayed therein for payment of gratuity amount which, according to respondent, was payable to him by the appellant under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
