ORDER:

Petitioner was appointed as a daily-wage conductor on

18.02.1986, regularized on 26.12.1986, promoted in 2012, and retired on 31.08.2018 after rendering 32 years, 6 months, and 13 days of service. As per the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 , any service of six months or more should be treated as a full year. However, gratuity was wrongly calculated from the date of regularization, granting only 32 years of service instead of 33 years from the actual date of joining. While the petitioner received 90% gratuity, provident fund, and other benefits, key dues such as the remaining 10% gratuity, earned leave encashment (170 days), final month’s salary (₹55,000), and 2013 pay-scale arrears (₹1,25,000 + interest) remain unpaid, allegedly pending caste certificate verification, despite petitioner submitting all required no-dues and vigilance clearance certificates. There i