Municipal Council Barnala v. State of Punjab and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP-7541-2026; High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; Municipal Council Barnala vs State of Punjab and Another; Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 applicability to employees of local authority(ies); notification dated 01.07.2016; Controlling Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act-cum-Assistant Labour Commissioner Sangrur order 22.03.2023 (Annexure P-1); Appellate Authority order 17.07.2025 (Annexure P-2); counsel failed to substantiate exemption contention; writ petition dismissed; oral order; Kuldeep Tiwari J.; no monetary award; no precedents engaged.
What did the court decide?
Despite having been granted sufficient opportunities by this Court to address the arguments as to how the notification dated 01.07.2016 is applicable to employees of local authority(ies), learned counsel for the petitioner failed to satisfy the Court on that aspect.