1. Since similar questions are involved in these matters, on the joint request of the parties, matters were heard analogously and decided by this common order.

This order shall govern the disposal of Writ Petitions No.8929 /2013, 8849/2013, 2871/2013, 3109/2013, 3718/2013, 3719/2013, 3723/2013, 4513/2013, 7770/2013, 7771/2013, 7772/2013, 8217/2013, 8374/2013, 215/2014, 214/2014, 213/2014, 250/2014, 1396/2014, 8375/2013, 8377/2013, 8552/2013, 8553/2013, 8772/2013, 8908/2013 and 8910/2013.

Facts are taken from Writ Petition No. 8918/2013 :

2. This petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution challenges the order of the controlling authority under the payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (for brevity “ the Act”) dated 30.6.2012 (Annexure P-2). The appellate order passed by the Appellate authority, under the Act, dated 3.8.2013 (Annexure P-10) is also called in question.

3. I have heard Shri K.N. Gupta, Shri Ravi jain, Shri Vivek Jain and Shri Nitin Agrawal and Shri Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, learned counsel for the petitioner-employer. Learned counsel for the petitioners have criticized the impugned orders on the ground that as per section 4(5) of the Act the employee is entitled to get b