GHARSHALA BUNIYADI SHIKSHAN VIBHAG Vs. MADHUBEN MANSHUKHLAL GOHEL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) In this group of petitions the petitioner is common, respondent no.1 is teacher and respondent no.2 is the Appellate Authority, who passed the impugned orders in various appeals being Appeal No.7 of 2014, Appeal No.8 of 2014, Appeal No.9 of 2014 and Appeal No.10 of 2014 respectively on 21.08.2014, under the payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, preferred by the petitioner, being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the order of the Controlling Authority dated 25.11.2013, wherein the Controlling Authority directed the petitioner, herein, to pay the gratuity amount to the respondents within a period of 30 days from the date of the order alongwith 10% simple interest from the date of application till the payment is made. Hence, all these petitions were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

(2.) Facts in brief leading to filing this group of petitions, as could be gathered from memo and documents, could be described as under;

(3.) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the order impugned passed by the Appellate Authority is based on inferences not warranted by facts and presumptions and not permitted by law. He submitted that the order impugned is not only improper and illegal but the same is nullity in law as having been passed without jurisdiction and authority in law, and on that ground alone the impugned order deserves to be quashed and set aside.