2024/KER/42406 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN MONDAY, THE 10^TH DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 20TH JYAISHTA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 38117 OF 2023 PETITIONER:

ABDUL GAFOOR.V.P., AGED 45 YEARS S/O.MUSTHAFA,V.P.HOUSE, PADANOTE, MUNDERI (PO),KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN - 670591 BY ADV CIBI THOMAS RESPONDENTS:

1 THE CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972 (DEPUTY LABOUR COMMISSIONER), KANNUR, KANNUR, PIN - 670001

2 THE DEPUTY TAHASILDAR(RR), KANNUR TALUK, KANNUR(DT), PIN - 670002

3 SUBAIR.A.C, BAITHOOL NOOR, NEAR RATION SHOP KUNNUMKAI, CHIRAKKAL.P.O, KANNUR, KERALA, PIN - 670011 BY ADVS.

NEERAJ NARAYAN R.HARIKRISHNAN (KAMBISSERIL)

SMT MABLE CKURIEN SR GP; SRI NEERAJ NARAYANAN-R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

10.06.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT The petitioner says that he has suffered Ext.P2 award under the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, but that it was issued ex-parte, without any information to him. He says that he came to be aware of the Award only when he received Exts.P4 & P5; and that consequently, he moved an application to have the same set aside, but which