{"id":18861,"date":"2008-06-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-s-kale-vs-karnataka-food-and-civil-supplies-on-17-june-2008"},"modified":"2014-09-05T16:24:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T10:54:38","slug":"a-s-kale-vs-karnataka-food-and-civil-supplies-on-17-june-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-s-kale-vs-karnataka-food-and-civil-supplies-on-17-june-2008","title":{"rendered":"A S Kale vs Karnataka Food And Civil Supplies … on 17 June, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
A S Kale vs Karnataka Food And Civil Supplies … on 17 June, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Ajit J Gunjal<\/div>\n
mm uuulu or mumnmm n-non COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH couau or KARNATAKA HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH <\n\n  \n   \n\n3\u00bb: THE I-\ufb01=i.'.':'rH cczum' OF KARHATAKA AT =H  H \nDATED THIS THE 15% DAY OF JUNE \n\nBEFCFRE\n\nTHE HON'BI.-E Mr. .JUsTzc\u00a7:_ %  \n\n \n\nBETWEEN:\n\n&.S.Kale,\n\nAged about 59 \n\n&n sf late Sri \n\nRja Phat 139,105,  '  \nAahimrad Bu\ufb02d\ufb01\ufb02g.       \nRamtM'th Hagar, 3\n\n   ' --.PmI'IoNER\n\ncan \n     Supplim\nC-3\ufb02.H:ce\u00a7'atiaoi11..,Li3:niteaE, '\n\n   Bed Area,\n\n  _B'e1ngzaJnr="e.-:$-60 052. ...RESPC}NI3ENT\n\n , Adv. for Ste: Range Asstm, Adm.)\n\n \n\n  is filed under Articles 225 and 227 of tin\nCorua\ufb01m\ufb01an of India pragrlzm to dime: thc rmpondem to\n\n _  the g-atnity, leave salary and group smw\n  insurance amount \ufb01zz-thwith, without makiq any\n  c1\u00bb;::iuc$4icn,sfxwe:mverie.a, along with ir1tc1'eat at H96 per\n\n\n'\u00a7'%s'W.Pcuu:ningue:2i5oa'prel31nina1'3r11;mri11gi11'B'\nG1-\u00abmp this -day, tlm Court: mad\u00a2 time fcallowim:\n\n\n\n031133\nThe petitioner  the services \n\nreapoxadant Company 'm February 19'?'4 in  \n\nGraduate ..*51ss'at.az1t. Over 3   I "= \n\n3\u00a3a"Vi-06:, ht: was pmmateci to  acg\u00a3L6.f1a"<3_I'\n\nMamger 3m the year 1931   \npa'om=*\u00a2:s.ad as District   be a\nmm-am Manager  an attaining\nwpermaa\ufb01an W cm of the\npetitinner is;    all these\nperiods;  The pet:iti:oner\n\nwas .Ra.11,520[- arid a sum of\n\nRa..'i7G2'\u00a7";"'*-.V Allewancc. Thus his total\n\n -am12s.1s,s47;--. The mum; which in\n   *3 R~s.3,21,oo6\/-. The petilionaar aubmim\n\n  entithd far 3 sum of Ra.1,5o,ocvo,r- and\n   me: leave mm and mm sum of Rs.20,956\/-\n   zmm-gym. Thus, auzxzxar-ding to him, the mm\n\n.  famomit payable by the wapondcmt on he attanmzg' '\n\naupem%a\u00ae\u00bbn is Ra.5,D5,CK}O\/-. The  of the\n\nC\n\nIIGH COURT OF KAIINATAKA HIGH  OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH C\n\npetiticmcr is that notwitlmtandim putting in his papera\ufb02\n\n2,'\n\n\n\nma:-s COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH cgunt or KARNATAKA HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH c\n\nfax pagyrmcnt ofgatuity af Rs.3,21,006f-, the seam: has\n\nmt 'been paid. Ga the contrary, a  is\n\nisaued, 2: copy: of which is produced \naauaame 3% Due Certi\ufb01cate f1:*<;m;j_'r..1'=.\u00a2i    \n\nwas w9rk1ng' as well as     \n\nin rapes: znf    the\nsame is not   itV'n complied, hi\npapcra  to    be proceaaed.\n\nCuum  . \n\n  'El'\u00a7;\u20ac1'.\u00a3ir1slnnVV;:V   , learned counsel appearing'\n\n   ..g:Aet\u00bb11fiVEj:"s.;-.;-.!\u00ab\u00ab':;u't1z1zitr4 um mmthsmnding the\n   retired in the ycar 2004, his gratuity 'n\n\n  to him, under Sectirmn 4 of the\n\nV  A Pa\ufb01rfzg\u00e9\ufb01ktvaf Gratujigg Act, 1972, the petitioner 'm entitled\n\nA 4' A   sane and there was no jtlsti\ufb01cation Ear the\n"     mpomem to withhold the saxrna. He ms further re\ufb01ed\n\nx::n&fmarn1]ingaoft1'1isCou1'ti11aupportaf&\n\ufb02z\n\n\n\nIIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT Oi' KARNATAKA I-'HGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH C\n\ncaa-nteambn that notwithstanding any imp-edime.nt. the\n\n3. Mr.Mura3idhar,  \nthe respandam submits that :'r1'\u20ac':t._1a'  R\n\nthe claim and' the     m\ufb01\n\naudit.r;bje:c1::iom  xaiatgd:  whnn he\nwas wnrking as  pumuant 113\nAmw\ufb01-\u00a7*RO his reply. In\nfact,  be caanstruacl as a\nrejact\u00e9zun Indeed, once the\n  would be processed. He\n wm pctiticn is prematum and\n\n  A   a&"rmte r%dy under Sactian 7\n\n   at Gramity Act.\n\n"  To appreciate thb cant-tmtzion, the concept of\n\n_    as required In be noticed. Indeed, gz-a1:.1i1;r\n   is no longer a bounty which is n5qu:red' to be:\n\ndistributed on re\u00a3:iren1e:nt of an employee. Indeed, an\n\nemiwzsjraa is certainly entitled for the aen\ufb01oea mnderod\n\nc[..'\n\n\n\n135*  It is uaeful to extract the obaervation made by\n\nthe Apex Caurt in the ease of aqwm or \n\norrmgs vs. numuuanm mm \n\nIIJ PAGE 530:\n\n'F-'ensign and gratuity   C\n'M amn-muted by     ]\nan their  t   \ndeciasnm gr  :2;L5g    and\n}:I'mperty in  deiay in\nemttlaruerzt  lthermf must be\n   of i'_r1t\u00a2rc:at at\n  actual paymeznt."\n\nIndee\u00e9, ii. ii\u00a7\u00bb_\u00a7i:;_   of the Apex Court\n\nin 1Iu'1"rd cm:    whether indeed the.\n\n  present context could be\n\n the rmpondenm haw: declined to\n\n-  it 'iag\ufb01a be noticed that the petitioner. during his\n\n  the respondent, Ear over a  of 30 yw<\/pre>\n
  in di\ufb02mmt capacities, as a Graduate Asshmnt,<\/p>\n
  “A$$h=’Ehaat Managar and lastly as a District Manager \ufb01um<\/p>\n
3 \u00a39′?-1~ ‘\ufb01ll 3Ii.’LO-\u00a32004 tri\ufb01 he attained superamtatzion. It \ufb02<\/p>\n
iIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA H\u00a3GH COURT OF KARNATAXA I-HGI-I COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA H!GH C<\/p>\n
az<\/p>\n
   Haul ia oancerned, there should not be:<\/p>\n
HGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH  OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HiGl-I COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH C<\/p>\n
is same not in dispute that the petitioner was wnrkim in<\/p>\n
5:e:ue1*a\u00a7 plan duzrhg his tenure as Assistant Mianager.<\/p>\n
‘% 3tatc%1t crf objwtiom \ufb01led 1:5? <\/p>\n
\nwm\ufb02d disclose t&t  \ncaamuatad agairmt the    F'\n\ncensure was awarded on    % \n\n<\/pre>\n
autlmrity. In fact,’ the  as  by the
\npeaanm maxim’    all in dispute.\n<\/p>\n
But firm   amount
\ncmuld em  have ham
\n    “FA copy ofthe queries raised
\n1:.;..rme   fcnund at Amuxe-R1 which<\/p>\n
 the stabaxmmt of objections.\n<\/p>\n
  inmmuch an, the amaunt is tated to be
\nV    mm the Transport Contractor. So also query
\n  G11 t1’1E.a-e twn counts Indeed’ , tint: audit rapart<\/p>\n
.   Fwatzld dischwe that the said amount is roqmre-.d’ to be<\/p>\n
mmwre\u00e9 fmm the Transport Contrucnar. But lnwevar,<\/p>\n
in reapact tzaf tha rema’m1’ng qucri\u00bb-:29, in… query 130.2, 4, 5,<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
K’<\/p>\n
5, 7′ and 8, indeed, an explanation is required to bc
\nmm by me pe\ufb01tianer. Amueqzz
\ndisclcsac that the quorioa are only for the
\n91.04.2931 and 31.03.2002
\nworldng as Diatrict Manager Ht.  ‘.
\nthe pemmgr has
\nlonger in service ‘down  of the
\nrespomib\ufb01igr of  inasnmch as,
\noartaha oxcxoaaj    various counts
\nto di\ufb01exrentg   were to
\nsoak  for perusal of the
\naudit     faexcnrda relatirzg tn the
\nqueries,   could not have been any<\/p>\n
  :t.:::.o_dou}at true: that under Soction 4 of the<\/p>\n
  shall be payable to the<\/p>\n
  \u00bb\u00a2mk==}*x%\u00a7E;=n the tormirxatiorz of his employment, a\ufb01ner he<\/p>\n
‘A     service oontimzously for not less than 30
\n%  In fact, what is sigmcam ‘a there 9 a<\/p>\n
 ” icnon-obetante clauae put as rider as to in what<\/p>\n
nun uvunl ur Mm.-“am murl cumu- or mnnnmm HiGH COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH <<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
ckcmtaxw the gamity amount could be withhelct\ufb02\/'<\/p>\n
' 'I<\/p>\n
uurl -uvuau ur mmnmm mun Lpuxl or xnxunmxn HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA HIGH <<\/p>\n
for any act of willful omission or neglgenoe caunitg any
\ndamage or less to, or destruction of, pa*oper1:_5j<\/p>\n
to the emhym, shall be forfeited to
\ndamage Ctr' 1055 so caused.    K
\naha be wmuy or partially  %<\/p>\n
such exnpinn-yea have   '   <\/p>\n
mmtzimtw an o\ufb01'r.-'nee
\nI\ufb01e\ufb01 Wf: have   the gratuity,
\nthe kzgitimgte H  claim 'a
\nwithheldg  'an of today an the
\n  is esse::1t.i9.I is that the<\/p>\n
peti\ufb01on;\u00e9;r–…waa   to answer certa1n' queues'<\/p>\n
  mpm-1: when ha was a Diaizrict
\n spot and  the queris. But<\/p>\n
vv    petitioner havm attained superarmuatiaan
\n  "ifffhe am? 2904 and a\ufb01m put\ufb01-=13 in his pap-M for<\/p>\n
.   _  czfthe amount. the mmmumca' tion is 'usual at<\/p>\n
 A on 11.08.2005  him to  hk reply
\nto an queries raised in the au\u00e9it report. In fact. the<\/p>\n
\/.7"\n<\/p>\n
RGH COURT OF KARNATAXA HiGH  OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH C<\/p>\n
13<\/span><\/p>\n
petitioner has apem three years  \ufb02ib’ in thc
\nCaurt Iz\ufb02ead,  \ufb02 certm’n1y-  be<\/p>\n
mrmi&n:~ad as a rejection of the claim of
\n\ufb01asr gratzzitgr which could  raag\ufb01a’
\nthis Court in the case at   <\/p>\n
mm Vi\u00bb.\n<\/p>\n
conwmmal   It is only
\nafter mjecttian sf  ‘  a muse of<\/p>\n
aetinn wu11vI\u00a2l:”ag;’iae{‘tkJ”:’t;1:\u00a7~::”‘to redress his<\/p>\n
 I’1&’x’\u00a7: questicm. as in what<\/p>\n
wmgld   ‘F’ of the Act in the pmaent<\/p>\n
U  %  “incised, sub-section :49.) of semann 7 of
\n   indinate that if mm: is any dhputa
\n    me slams: is mquircad to be determ\ufb01 after
\n% %     enquiry by rm appellate authwrity. It is no doubt
\n   __tI’ll\u00a2 that thnh wu\ufb02 be terrrmd as an alternate mmedy<\/p>\n
wizizhihukjrcotlldhavebeenixxvukedbytln<\/p>\n
pa\ufb01tianer. But hcswever, even for rais\ufb01 such a dispute: Q<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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