The Secretary v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Payment of Gratuity Act 1972; Section 7(7) statutory appeal; alternative remedy; writ petition not entertained; revenue recovery proceedings; co-operative credit society; gratuity award P.G.No.241 of 2019; Deputy Commissioner of Labour Madurai; District Collector Sivagangai; limitation exclusion from 04.06.2025; certiorarified mandamus; Article 226; Madurai Bench Madras High Court; R. Vijayakumar J.; W.P.(MD)No.15431 of 2025; W.M.P(MD)No.11664 of 2025; decided 06.06.2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with the observation that the limitation period between 04.06.2025 and the date of receipt of a copy of the order stands excluded for filing a statutory appeal; no order as to costs; connected Miscellaneous Petition (W.M.P(MD) No.11664 of 2025) closed; Registry directed to return the original impugned order to the petitioner after getting necessary endorsement, retaining a copy for record.