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v».AiNb2,27 or-' THE consmunon or INDIA PRAYING T0 DIRECT
T _ THE RESPONDENT TO APPLY AND ISSUE THE REVISED DA AND
~ HRA RATES To THE mmomea AND DIRECT THE
J T' "HRA RATES.
IN THE HIGH COURT 0? KARNATAKA AT BANGALc>§E
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A M T _ RESPONDENT
(B'?"--SRI»--, M :<ARUNAKARAr4, ADV.)
WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226
RESPONDENT TO PAY PETITIONER AT THE REVISED DA AND
This petition coming on for preiiminary
group, the Court made the foiiowing: _. .. , __ V'
ORDER:
The petitioner who was: an in’-‘-‘charge Chief
Accounts Officer in the respvoittient estatiiiishrnent, on
attaining the age of retired from
service on 31.5.;0O3. ;;aivdvAA–‘.j’,;;ertain terminal
benefits. Aiie§_in’g:;t:hat. DA. at the rate
of 55% of iimpasg of caiculation of
terminavivhhbhenetits payment of gratuity
amountaite i£’3§:’\’],tfi,e§5b«:i§éscEied the Assistant Labour
Commissioner and,<iorn'pet'ent authority under the Payment
V' "of, Gratuity Act, 1§7V2"(*'the Act" for short). Said authority,
after respondent, has passed an order dated
24'.'7._.,:200é.'{3§!:'nexure–H), wherein, it was held that, the
"W-~._'__".ciaim with? regard to the payment of enhanced percentage
does not fali within his jurisdiction and oniy the
' matter relating to the non payment of gratuity amount can
. ufbe considered. The said authority has passed an order,
eetermining the gratuity amount payabie at R§3,03,381/-
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4. At the outset, iearned counsel for the petitioner
submitted that, prayer (3) i.e.., to direct the respondent to
apply and issue the revised DA and HRA, is not
He confined the consideration, to the prayer (bi)
the aforesaid order dated 24.7t.2oo4rtt(Anne§ture:H},t
determining the gratuity amount fiiayebiev and
the payment 313339 ?2’r’it’h. 51.3. from
1.7.2003. _ the order dated
interest has not been
paid, a’:vdlrectiVoth’e:aaWy beissued-t to the respondent to make
the payntent of ingest. 4′ J
‘3″i5.;»_A..fLearnedxcoensei for the respondent by citing the
_orderV_pa_ssed:.:’in W.P. 23073/zoos dated 25.9.2003,
coetendedthgst interest can be only at 6% and not 12%.
is unnecessary for me to decide about the rate of
it ‘C_’ihAter%_t, since the order dated 24.7.2004 passed by the
Assistant Labour Commissioner – cum — cohtroiiina
. ‘ ‘authority, has become final. X
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6. 5.8 of the Act empowers the controlling authority
to issue certificate for recovery of gratuity amount payable
under the Act. The controlling authority V.
certificate for the determined amount to the Cotl::ector,vV _
shall recover the same as arrears afi’Iian.-2 ,_reve.nu:e” ‘and”;$ay7.
the same to the person entitled ther’eto;~.lV_n’
7. Slnce the__Act,A’is”‘e:Z}:o.rn:§lete’.self contained
Code and statute for
peymeri_t.. of as :§Hon’bie Supreme Court
in the ‘ease vs. meoun count
reported l(19’so)*f;ifs-,¢o 4, this writ petition for
conshifielretion of :i_r’:a’yrerA}(b), is not maintainable. In View of
Vthg. of the statutory remedy, I decltne to
Aéntertainvérltite petitlon by permitting the petitioner to
V it _ avai’l””the~..’stattLitory remedy under 5.8 of the Act.
‘tn the result, I pass the following:
0 R 9 E R
Writ petition is disposed of. Petitioner is at llberty to
seek enforcement of the order dated 24.7.2004 passed by
i
the Assistant Labour Commissioner – cum -~ contrgiiirgg
authority under the Act In accordance with law. __ %
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