State of Up and Another v. Controlling Authority Under Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 and Asssistant Labour Commissioner Meerut
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court interim order (Arun Kumar, J., 07.01.2026) in Writ - C No. 45864 of 2025, State of UP v. Controlling Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 and Assistant Labour Commissioner Meerut. Keywords: Payment of Gratuity Act 1972; Section 2(e); maintainability of gratuity proceedings; government employee; Tube Well Operator; recovery certificate dated 11.06.2025; orders dated 31.10.2022 and 31.12.2024; interim stay / operation in abeyance; notice to respondent no. 2; counter affidavit six weeks. No case law cited; no ruling on merits; useful only to show pendency and interim protection of the impugned gratuity orders and recovery certificate.
What did the court decide?
Interim relief: effect and operation of the orders impugned dated 31.10.2022 and 31.12.2024 and the recovery certificate dated 11.06.2025 to remain in abeyance; notice to respondent no. 2 by registered/speed post within a week; respondents to file counter affidavit within six weeks.