JUDGMENT

Lok Pal Singh, J. - By means of present writ petition, petitioners have sought the following reliefs:-

(i) Issue a suitable rule, order or direction quashing/set-aside the impugned judgment and order dated 14/22.08.2014 passed by the court of Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972/Assistance Labour Commissioner (Zonal) Dehradun, Uttarakhand in case no.D-36 (01) 2013-ALC titled as Haresh Chandra Agarwal vs. Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India and others (Annexure No.1 to the writ petition).

(ii) Issue a suitable rule, order or direction quashing/set-aside the impugned judgment and order dated 18/25.01.2017 passed by the court of appellate under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972/Dy. Chief Labour Commissioner (C), Dehradun, Uttarakhand in First Appeal No.F. No.-D 36 (04)/2014/Dy. CLC titled as Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India and others vs. Haresh Chandra Agrawal and in second appeal D-36 (08)/2014/Dy. CLC titled as Haresh Chandra Agrawal vs. Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India and others (Annexure No.2 to the writ petition).

2. Factual matrix of the case is that the respondent was initially appointed on the post of Clerk-cum-Typist on 28.04.1971 in