2025:BHC-AS:50231 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.14846 OF 2025 H.A.L. (ND) Employees Co-op. Credit Society Ltd.

through its Secretary Vijay Raghvendra Purandare … Petitioner Vs.

Devidas Gopalrao Varkhede and another … Respondents Mr. Aadil Parsurampuria a/w. Mr. Sachin D. Kadam for Petitioner.

Mr. Anilkumar Patil a/w. Ms. Zeel Jain and Mr. Digvijay A. Patil for Respondent No.1.

Ms. Vaishali Raje, AGP for Respondent No.2-State.

CORAM : MANISH PITALE, J.

DATE : NOVEMBER 20, 2025 P.C. :

. Heard Mr. Aadil Parsurampuria, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Anilkumar Patil, learned counsel appearing for the contesting respondent No.1. The State of Maharashtra, in the facts and circumstances of the present case, is a formal party. Ms. Vaishali Raje, learned AGP appears for respondent No.2-State.

2. This petition challenges concurrent orders passed by the controlling authority and the appellate authority under the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (for short ‘Gratuity Act’), whereby the petitioner, which is a credit co-operative society, has been directed to pay gratuity amount to the respondent No.1 along with