D.K. Saxena v. South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. Andors.

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (L) No. 6315 of 2007 D.K.Saxena, Aged about 60 years, S/o Late T.S.Saxena, 20, Vijay Nagar, Gurudwara Road, Lucknow, 226004.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. South Eastern Coalfields Limited, through its Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Seepat Road, Bilaspur 495006

2. Chief General Manager, South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Baikunthpur Area.

3. The Appellate Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner :

None.

For Respondents 1 & 2 :

Shri Sudhir Bajpai, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Navin Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 17/12/2015 1.

No one appears on behalf of the Petitioner.

2.

The claim in this writ application is for gratuity. The counter-affidavit denies the claim for reasons mentioned in paragraph 5 that in view of the wages being drawn, he was not eligible under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. 3.

There is no rejoinder to the counter-affidavit. 4.

The writ petition is dismissed.

Sd/- (Navin Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE Subbu