Sumangali Seva Ashrama v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; single Judge (Jyoti M, J.); WP No. 25144 of 2025 (L-PG); decided 16.06.2026. Exhaustion of statutory remedy: challenge to Payment of Gratuity Act Controlling Authority's order dated 07.12.2024 (Case No.LOB-1/PGA/CR-130/2023-24, Annexure-E) must first go by appeal to the Appellate Authority; direct writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 held impermissible; writ petition dismissed; no relief granted; petitioners Sumangali Seva Ashrama Chollanayakanahalli and Urban Family Welfare Centre; respondents State of Karnataka, Project Director (RCH), Labour Officer and Payment of Gratuity Act Controller, and Smt. Lakshmi N.; no precedents discussed; no monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
As against the order of the Controlling Authority, a litigant has to approach the Appellate Authority by filing an appeal.