Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 16-06-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: U.P. Forest Corporation & Anr.
- Respondents: Appellate Authority, Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972; Upper Labour Commissioner & Others.
- The petition is a Special Leave Petition (Civil) (Diary No. 29342/2026) arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 03-02-2026 in WRITC No. 1003/2026 of the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench.
- Interlocutory applications IA No. 166060/2026 (condonation of delay in filing) and IA No. 166059/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.) were listed, together with IA No. 174038/2026 and IA No. 174036/2026 in the same matter.
- The bench consisted of Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar. Petitioners were represented by Mr. Devesh Singh, Advocate, and Mr. Rajat Joseph, AOR.
Final Outcome
- The Court, at the request of counsel Mr. Devesh Singh, ordered that the matter be listed on 18-06-2026 to allow the petitioners to obtain instructions for depositing the amount directed by the impugned order, without prejudice to their rights and contentions in the Special Leave Petition.
Topics: Gratuity Law, Supreme Court Proceedings, Labour Regulation