The Management of Grasim Industries Ltd. v. the Labour Officer
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – Condonation of delay
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC (Dharwad Bench), Suraj Govindaraj J, WP No. 105564 of 2025 (L-PG), decided 18.09.2025 — Management of Grasim Industries Ltd. v. Labour Officer/Controlling Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Haveri, workman Vasanagouda and contractor M/s S and Co.: challenge confined to interlocutory order dated 12.12.2024 condoning delay in filing gratuity claim; petition disposed of with liberty to pursue remedy under S.7(7) PGA before the appropriate Government (application within 3 weeks; decision within 8 weeks; non-joinder of contractors holding relevant documents to be considered; no deposit required as no final liability crystallised).
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with liberty reserved to the petitioner to approach the appropriate Government under sub-section (7) of Section 7 of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 by filing an appropriate application within three weeks; the appropriate Government directed to pass necessary orders within eight weeks of receipt, taking into consideration the grievance that the contractors possessing the relevant documents were not made parties to the proceedings; clarified that no deposit of any amount is required at this stage as no final liability has been determined or crystallized.