A R Rama Rao vs The Chairman And Managing Director on 27 June, 2011

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Karnataka High Court

A R Rama Rao vs The Chairman And Managing Director on 27 June, 2011

Bench: H N Nagamohan Das

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K.SETHURAMAN

AGED 60 YEARS,

SEC} LATE RKRISHNA MURTHY
No.1-400; 7"' A B/IAIN, VTH STAGE,
I PHASE, BEML LAYOUT,
RAIARA}ESH\-K7ARI NAGAR,
NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 098.

PRGOVINDAN
AGED 63 YEARS,

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REP Eff CI:I.AIRM}Xl\§& MD? 2 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY <:IE; CQMMUNICATIONS NEWDELI. 7} »;{1j'.3I{) O1 1, I 'RVSECRETAR'é{' TC) GOVERNMENT 1 I§III\IIsIRY----©E HEAVY INDUSTRIES =I3F.R'I'I:IE PUBLIC ENTERPRISES E. E\l"R\?\?' BELHI RESPONDENTS hE\{f_5S NARAYAN, AD"\/3,8: Sri S.CI\!'ENKATESH, " ;é'IDV., EQR RI ~ ;%SST.SQLICiTOR GENERAL EQR R2 3: 3 ) ﬁx.

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'W2' 29 THESE 'WRIT PETETIQNS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 22'?' OF THE CC5NSTITUTIC>N OF INDIA? W'ETH PREYER TO . OREER OF THE FIRST RESPONDENT CGMMUNICATED TO M PETITIONER IN NOJTE/CIDER/23 DT. 4.1.2002, ;'sNNEXURE--S AND . ' W.P.No.3723[2003 1 S-R} BETWEEN:

TRAMACHANDRA AGE : 52 YEARS s/<3 LATE CTHANGAPPA No.20, PAPAIAH STREET, DODDAMAVALLI ._ 2 BANGALORE---5600{)4. A ";.:PETITIONER (By 3:1 M.c.NARAs:M:1.;iN, 1; V "

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1. THE CHAIRMAN._AND ._ - - DIRECTOR . .' M/S BHARATH EARTH, MCI_VE.R5 13133., (CORPORATE OFFICE) ' "

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4. Sri. MC. Natasimhan,u"*1VeetnedV for the petitioners contend thetnl the of the petitioners came merged with the respondent and privileges including proxtident fuedd of the petitioners is pteteeted "ibis the same shall not in any way be tendetedless faven--:eb~£e_ than those which were applicable to the evmpleyeee 1:: the employees in HAL are extended the _hfheneftt of incte3s;e in ceiling of gratuity amount from ?.1,0G§0GO.f~ was given effect from 01.04.3995. On the ether respondent -- BEIML denied the same heneﬁt to the "ggetitienets, This act en the pat: Qf reepondent BEER/IL is contrary 34 to the agreement dated 12.12f!964. Iris: --.§%;o::ié:r;1ed that other public sector undertakings like g:rd_IOC have extended the increase in gravttrity :"ber:etit tef'r'e<:t from 31.04.1995. On the etheehand the res'ponde:1t.. has refused to extend the same:.bei:e_ﬁE,,tc_5. the.:petiti0:1e15$v'and this amounts te discrimination errd ex' effthe Constitution of India.

5. Per?' contra, Sri';=..Kasturi learned senior eeunse] for the reéporidehts e0b',terit1.ethat the increase of gratuity amount from under the Payment of Gratuity ' 'Vt"'A{A.rr1endrr1erit) Aet'*7f'9§58 is prospective in nature; Therefore the

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_Vhtpetitieners arievuajiot enttitleci for retrospective benefit of the r:3,I:IV1€ﬂ€l€Ci 'Aet. The petitioners who have retired from service ghefere the'errier1ded Act came inte force are extended the beneﬁt 'e¥['gratt:i_t§; ptexzaihrig es er: that date and they have aceeptec} the .: Vsern'eV.' Therefere new it is net eperr fer the petitieners to eeetend J"

that they are entitted for retrospective benefit. Mereiy he'ee:u;seV.__L"V'V some ether public sector undertakings haye extended the"heeeﬁt from the years 1995 will not ghee 3 the seek the same from the respendertt'tearit1_ge--tr}ettttr:Fttrst1_ant to the amended Act the Ioirtt.Sec{eta:$]"* of India, Ministry of hhterprise, issued an ofﬁce memora:dddrh_' the executives of public sector ehterpriseé to the revised gratuity Ceihhg Witheffect Therefore it is contended that theeetitrotters evtenethherttitled for retrospective benefit. § » Heard Varguments on both the side and pertrged the entire févfiit; §3per's.

' 7.__1§t is net in dispute that the petitioners retired from the ef respondent management as officers between 31.04.1995 end 24,0939??? Amended Act of 1998 came into effect with effect ﬂit?

/2 Prior to 24.09.1997

2.») NJ LL} 822 held that the employees who retired are not entitled to enhance giafuitjz beneﬁt;--.._V

9. F0: the reasons stated ab:jVe,"-:53" i 5;; 5; . V 5%~9~;

hereby dismissed.

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