Municipal Corporation Of Delhi vs Smt. V. Laxmi Devi
2009 Latest Caselaw 2550 Del

*           IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+                  W.P.(C) No. 9940/2009 & CM No. 8214/2009

%                       Date of Decision: 09 July, 2009


# MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI                ..... PETITIONER
!             Through: Mr. Nalin Tripathi, Addl. Standing Counsel

                                 VERSUS

$ SMT. V. LAXMI DEVI                                  .....RESPONDENT

^              Through: None

CORAM:
Hon'ble MR. JUSTICE S.N. AGGARWAL

1. Whether reporters of Local paper may be allowed to see the judgment? YES

2. To be referred to the reporter or not?YES

3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?YES

S.N.AGGARWAL, J (ORAL) The question raised for determination in this writ petition is covered

by an earlier judgment of this Court dated 06.07.2009 in W.P.(C) No.

9052/2009 titled Municipal Corporation of Delhi Vs. Babu Lal wherein it

was held that the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 is applicable to those

employees who have retired from the service of the MCD prior to the

date of exemption under Section 5 of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

having been granted by the Central Government from applicability of this

Act to the MCD vide Notification dated 22.07.2005 w.e.f. 06.08.2005.

2 This writ petition filed by the MCD (the petitioner herein) is directed

against an order dated 21.07.2008 passed by the appellate authority

confirming the order dated 23.11.2006 of the controlling authority under

the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 directing the petitioner to pay an

amount of Rs.18,715/- with 10% simple interest being the amount of

balance gratuity admissible to the deceased husband of the respondent

who admittedly had retired on reaching the age of superannuation on

31.10.1990 much prior to the MCD was exempted from the provisions of

the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.

3 I do not find any infirmity in the impugned award of the appellate

authority or that of the controlling authority that may call for an

interference by this Court in exercise of its extraordinary discretionary

writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. This writ

petition is devoid of any merit and is dismissed in limine.

JULY 09, 2009                                   S.N.AGGARWAL, J
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