Authority: Supreme Court Special Lok Adalat

Order Date: 23-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Central Warehousing Corporation (Appellant) vs. G.C. Bhat & Anr. (Respondents).
  • Proceedings: Civil Appeal No.13899/2025 filed before the Special Lok Adalat of the Supreme Court seeking relief against a gratuity award granted by the Controlling Authority.
  • Background: The Controlling Authority had earlier awarded a gratuity amount to the respondents. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant submitted that the gratuity amount had already been released to the respondents.
  • Counsel for Appellant: Ms. Meera Mathur (AOR), Mr. B.S. Rana, Mr. Deepanshu, Mr. Prakash Rai (Senior General Manager), Mr. Sanjay Kaushik.
  • Counsel for Respondents: Mr. Himanshu Goel, Mr. Raghavendra M. Kulkarni.
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar, with Senior Advocate Shyam Mehta and Advocate Pragya Parijat Singh appearing for the appellant.

Final Outcome

  • The Special Lok Adalat held that, since the gratuity amount had already been released to the respondents, the appeal had become infructuous.
  • Consequently, the appeal was dismissed as infructuous, with no further orders or relief granted.

Topics: Legal, Gratuity