HOOGHLY INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. Vs. CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972 & ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This writ application is directed against order dated May 17, 2011 and the award dated July 7, 2011 of the controlling authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 in respect of Gratuity Case No. 1/G/2007.

(2.) The date of hearing of the above gratuity case was fixed on May 17, 2011. The petitioner-company filed a petition dated May 16, 2011 (Annexure - P6 at page 165 of this writ application) before the respondent No. 1 praying for an adjournment of hearing on the above date on the grounds mentioned in the above petition. On May 17, 2011, the above matter was taken up by the respondent authority and the following order was passed:

(3.) Thereafter on July 7, 2011, the respondent No. 1 declared the award in the above matter directing the petitioner-company to pay a sum of Rs. 1,00,044.65p. only to the respondent No. 3 together with simple interest @ 10% per annum for the period from the date gratuity became payable to the employee till the date of its actual payment.