IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE AMIT SETH

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ON THE 12 OF DECEMBER, 2025 WRIT PETITION No. 7482 of 2015 MADHYA PRADESH ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION THR AND OTHERS Versus HARCHARAN LAL SHAKYA Appearance:

Shri Ram Krishna Upadhyay - Advocate for petitioners.

Shri Narottam Sharma - Advocate for respondent.

ORDER

1. The instant writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenges the order dated 10.09.2015 (Annexure P/1) passed by the Appellate Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act of 1972"), whereby an appeal preferred by the petitioners against the order dated 28.02.2014 passed by the Controlling Authority has been rejected as time barred as the same was filed beyond 120 days from the date of order passed by the Controlling Authority.

2. The petition also challenges the order dated 28.02.2014 passed by the Controlling Authority, Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, whereby sum of Rs.73,034/- has been awarded to the respondent.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that it was the specific case of the petitioners before the Controlling Authority that the services of