Corporation for several decades and retired from service on attaining superannuation on 30.06.2015. After his retirement, though his retiral benefits including gratuity has been paid, the gratuity was calculated only for the period from 10.11.1982 to 30.06.2015 and his period of service from 1978 to 1982, where also he had been working under the very same Corporation was not calculated. In order to include the said period also under the head ‘gratuity’ and pay the gratuity for the said period with interest, since a representation has been submitted and the same was sought to be considered through the writ petition, when was filed, it was stated before the Writ Court by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents therein that the request of the petitioner will be considered and 6% interest as claimed by the petitioner for the belated payment of gratuity by including the entire period from 1978 to 1982 also would be paid. That was the sum and substance of the consent given by the Standing Counsel who appeared before the Writ Court. The same was recorded by the Writ Court in paragraph 5 of the impugned order, which reads thus,
