1. Petitioner management is calling in question the order dated 19.07.2010 in Gratuity Application No.48/534/2009-A/M at Annexure-D, passed by the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Act’ for sake of brevity) and order dated 11.03.2011 passed in Appeal No.292/2010-B2 at Annexure-G passed by the Appellate Authority.

2. Heard Sri. S.N. Murthy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for petitioner and Smt. Mangalamba Rao, learned counsel appearing for respondent-workman. Perused the impugned order as also the documents filed by learned counsel for petitioner along with a memo.

3. Facts in brief leading to filing of this writ petition are as under:

(i) Respondent-workman was working in petitioner organization as driver. On attaining age of superannuation on 27.11.2008 and on his retirement petitioner-Management determined Gratuity amount payable to respondent at Rs.81,663/-by taking 19 years as continuous service and said amount was credited to respondent’s Savings Bank Account at Syndicate Bank. Respondent filed an Application before the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 and the Assistant Labour Co