Lucknow Public College Thru. General Manager Sri Harshit Singh and 2 Others v. Appellate Authority Under Payment of Gratuity Act /Deputy Labour Commissioner and 2 Others
Payment of Gratuity – ex parte determination – denial of opportunity of hearing
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Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:47029; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; WRIT - C No. 7760 of 2025; decided 12.8.2025 by Pankaj Bhatia, J. Petitioner: Lucknow Public College (through General Manager Sri Harshit Singh) and 2 others; Respondents: Appellate Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act / Deputy Labour Commissioner and 2 others (respondent No.3, gratuity claimant, unnamed). Keywords: Payment of Gratuity Act; ex parte order dated 08.06.2023; recall of ex parte order; cost Rs.1,500/-; adjournment application 06.05.2024; order concluding proceedings 06.05.2024; appellate order 10.06.2025; dismissal of appeal; affirmation of ex parte order; no opportunity of hearing; natural justice; re-hearing within one month without adjournment; fresh order superseding order dated 08.06.2023; appearance on 20th August 2025; interim payment Rs.2.60 lacs on bond; deposit of Rs.5.76 lacs; writ petition disposed of.