Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Ors. v. Ld. Controlling Authority, Kolkata and Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central)- II and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
BSNL gratuity dispute; writ petition vs statutory appeal; wrong forum; Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 Section 7(7); Controlling Authority Kolkata; Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central)-II; appeal under the Act; limitation extension 30 days; stay of Controlling Authority's order; appellate authority; merits not examined; automatic vacatur of stay; liberty to appeal; interim order vacated; Shampa Dutt (Paul); order dated 01.04.2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ application disposed of with liberty granted to the petitioners to prefer an appeal, as per the provision of the Act, against the impugned order within 30 days from the date of the order; period of limitation extended accordingly; impugned order dated 7th October, 2025 stayed for 30 days subject to further orders by the appellate authority, the stay to stand vacated automatically if no appeal is filed; this Court not going into the merits; connected applications disposed of and interim orders vacated.