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The entitlement of the petitioners, who were employees under the Institute of Management in Government, to receive Gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 is the issue arising for consideration in this writ petition. 2. The petitioners state that they were employees of the 3^rd respondent-Institute of Management in Government. They retired from service during 2019 and 2020 while working as Section Officers / Campus Manager. The Government issued Ext.P1 G.O. dated 12.02.2021 revising pension and other related benefits consequent to the Pay Revision 2019. Later, the 3^rd respondent issued Ext.P2 proceedings enhancing Gratuity ceiling from ₹14 lakhs to ₹17 lakhs for the non-academic staff. The revision was to be effective from 01.04.2021. The petitioners state that prescription of ceiling in Gratuity benefits is in violation of the provisions of the .

3. The petitioners urge that this Court in Exts.P3 to P5 judgments has held that employees are entitled to receive Gratuity amount under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 , if the Gratuity amount is more beneficial to the employees under the Act, 1972. The petitioners state that the Government