Public Works Department vs Mangat Ram

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DELHI HIGH COURT
DINESH KUMAR SHARMA
Public Works Department – Appellant
Versus
Mangat Ram – Respondent

Table of Content
1. petition filed to quash previous orders (Para 1)
2. claims regarding payment of gratuity and jurisdiction issues (Para 2 , 3)
3. remand to appellate authority for jurisdiction review (Para 4 , 5)
4. petition disposed with directions to appellate authority (Para 6)

JUDGMENT

Dinesh Kumar Sharma, J. (Oral)

1. Present writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:

"(i) Issue a writ of certiorari and/or mandamus, order and/or direction quashing and setting aside the order dated 01.06.2022 passed by the Appellate Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, and consequently allow the Appeal filed by Petitioner before the Appellate Authority, and set aside the order dated 14.02.2022 passed by the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 and all other proceedings arising therefrom;

(ii) Costs be awarded in favour of Petitioner and against the Respondent.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that 50% of the muster roll period in terms of the CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 has already been paid to the respondent/workman.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that in identical matters, this Court in a batch of writ p

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