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Sukdeo Prasad Sinha @ Sukhdeo Prasad Sinha v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2016-05-09Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21098 of 2014 ===========================================================

1. Sukdeo Prasad Sinha @ Sukhdeo Prasad Sinha Son of Late Darbari Sinha Resident of Village - Ramdeo Chak, P.O Bhewar Sikaria, P.S Jehanabad, DisttJehanabad. Present Address- Sinha Niketan, Sweet Heart Lane, Chak Musallahpur, P.O Mahendru, P.S - Kadamkuan, Patna -800006 .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Secretary Co-operation, Bihar, Patna.

2. Registrar Co-operative Society, Bihar, Patna.

3. Joint Registrar Co-operative Society (Industrial) Bihar, Patna.

4. Chairman Patliputra Central Co-operative Bank, Ltd. S.P. Verma Road, P.SGandhi Maidan, Distt- Patna.

5. Managing Director, Patliputra Central Co-operative Bank, Ltd. S.P. Verma Road, P.S - Gandhi Maidan, Distt- Patna- 800001.

.... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Lovekush Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. AC to SC 1 Mr K.K.Sinha =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 09-05-2016 Petitioner superannuated in the year 2011. His gratuity has been upheld for some dispute or so-called omission of the petitioner.

Be that as it may, not only keeping in mind the time which has elapsed after superannuation of petitioner and coupled with the fact and keeping in mind the law, gratuity amount of an employee cannot be withheld. The conduct of the respondent Bank obviously is unacceptable in law.

The writ is disposed of with a direction upon the

Patna High Court CWJC No.21098 of 2014 dt.09-05-2016 2/2 Managing Director of Patliputra Central Cooperative Bank to settle and pay the gratuity to the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of a copy of this order. (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) sk AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date 9.5.2016 Transmission Date