JUDGMENT :

Raja Basu Chowdhury, J.

1. The present writ application has been filed, inter alia, praying for a direction upon the respondents to make payment of the retiral benefits of the petitioner.

2. It is the petitioner’s case that the petitioner had been working under the respondent no.1 since 29th December, 2007 in different capacities until 7th December, 2020 when his service was terminated. The petitioner claims that since 6th October, 2017, the petitioner was working as a Quality Assurance-cum-Quality Control (QA/QC) Supervisor at the Boiler Site, Chennai. The petitioner, however, claims that his salary and other terminal benefits were not disbursed in his favour for the period from October to December, 2020 and he was deprived of bonus for the year 2019-20.

3. It is the petitioner’s further contention that the petitioner is entitled to gratuity as is payable in terms of the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Since gratuity was not disbursed in his favour, he had also applied in Form-I before the respondent authorities. Despite reminders, since the respondents did not accede to his prayer and did not make payment of his terminal benefits including the gratuity, th