(1.) As common question of law and facts arise in this group of Letters Patent Appeals and Special Civil Applications, all these appeals and respective Special Civil Applications are heard, decided and disposed of together by this common judgment by this Court.
(2.) Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and order/orders passed by the learned Single Judge passed in respective Special Civil Applications preferred by the respective management, by which, learned Single Judge has dismissed the said Special Civil Applications and has confirmed the orders passed by both the authorities below directing the management to pay amount of gratuity to the respective concerned employees/teachers, the respective managements have preferred present Letters Patent Appeals.
(3.) Before considering the aforesaid issues on merits, the legislative history which led to enactment of Payment of Gratuity Act, is required to be referred to.