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The Writ Petition has been filed challenging the order of the first respondent made in P.G.A.No.15 of 2023 etc. batch dated 22.09.2023. 2. Heard M/s.S.Sithirai Anandam, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.M.Jayanthy, learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents 1 and 2 and perused the materials available on record. 3. The third respondent has filed P.G.Case No.18 of 2021 before the second respondent for claiming her retirement benefits, including the gratuity payable to her and the same was allowed on 08.03.2021. However, the petitioner’s University has challenged the same by way of preferring W.P.No.20368 of 2021 etc. batch, which is inclusive of the third respondent's payment of gratuity order. But the said batch of writ petitions have been disposed on the observation that the petitioner, without exhausting the alternative remedy of filing an appeal, has filed the writ petition. Subsequent to that, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the appropriate authority and the appeal was also dismissed by confirming the order of the second respondent.

4. M/s.S.Sithirai Anandam, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is not able to