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ARINDAM LODH
Pradip Kumar Chowdhury – Appellant
Versus
State of Tripura – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. This batch of writ petitions is taken up for disposal by a common judgment since common questions of law and facts are involved in all these writ petitions.
2. By means of filing the present writ petitions, the petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs in WP(C) no. 106 of 2022 which has been taken up as the lead case:
'(i) Issue rule upon the Respondents to show cause as to why a writ in the nature of Mandamus and/or order/orders and/or direction/directions of like nature shall not be issued whereby directing the Respondents to cause full and final payment of gratuity to the petitioner on the basis of Ceiling Limit of Rs. 10,00,000/- by taking into account 41 years of service as rendered by the Petitioner and the last basic pay of Rs. 26,260/- and his Dearness Allowance of Rs. 19,430 after adjusting the payment already made to the Petitioner;
(ii) Issue rule upon the Respondents to show cause as to why a writ in the nature of Mandamus and/or order/orders and/or direction/directions of like nature shall not be issued whereby directing the Respondents to cause payment of interest @75% per annum on the balance amount of gratuity w.e.f. the date on which gratuity became
State government employees are excluded from the Payment of Gratuity Act, and their gratuity entitlement is regulated by separate Pension Rules, confirming a ceiling limit of Rs. 4 lakh.
Central legislation on gratuity limits prevails over state rules. The state must align its rules with central amendments to avoid conflict and ensure uniformity in employee benefits.
The court affirmed the applicability of revised gratuity limits as per the Central Government notification and ruled that financial constraints do not exempt employers from timely payment of gratuity....
Employees are entitled to gratuity payments as per revised ceiling limits established by the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018, regardless of employers' financial constraints.
The revised ceiling limit of gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act applies universally, entitling employees to claim benefits irrespective of their employer's governance.
The revised gratuity ceiling of Rs.20,00,000 under the Payment of Gratuity Act applies to all establishments, regardless of whether controlled by State or Central Government.
The Gratuity Act provides overriding rights for gratuity claims that cannot be denied unless specifically exempted by law, even when alternative welfare benefits exist.
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