(1.) The present writ application has been preferred against the order dtd. 15/8/2023 passed by the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act,1972 and Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), Kolkata and the order of the Appellate Authority dtd. 29/7/2024.
(2.) The controlling authority vide order dtd. 15/5/2023 held that the application for gratuity was premature as the workers were still in service and there exists no cessation/termination of employment.
(3.) As the order of the Controlling Authority has now merged with the appeal only the order of the appellate authority is under challenge.