205 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 01-07-2025 THE PUNJAB STATE CO-OP. SUPPLY AND MARKETING FED.

LTD.

........Petitioner(s)

VERSUS K.K. SAREEN AND ORS.

........Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present: Mr. Vinod Polist, Advocate for the petitioner.

None for the respondents.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral)

1. In the present petition, challenge is to the order passed by the respondents dated 09.01.2020, copy of which has been appended as Annexure P-4 by which, appeal filed by the petitioners against the order dated 03.07.2018 (Annexure P-2) passed by the controlling authority as envisaged under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 has been dismissed on the ground of limitation.

2. It may be noticed that the respondent had approached the controlling authority for the payment of gratuity admissible to him under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 and the controlling authority passed an order on 03.07.2018 accepting the claim of the respondent No.1.

3. As per the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, the appeal can be filed before the appellate authority against the order passed by the controlling authority within a period of 60 days