Date: 1st August, 2025.
Mr. Gobinda Kar, Adv. for the petitioner.
Mr. Tushar Sinha Mahapatra, Mr. Pranab Kr. Das, Advocates for alleged contemnors.
Mr. Kallol Guha Thakurata, Md. Wasim Rahaman, Advocates for CMPFO.
The Court :- It is submitted on behalf of the Eastern Coalfields Limited
(in short ‘ECL’) that the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity
Act, 1972 has by an order dated 10th July, 2025 directed payment of
Rs.36,260/- on account of gratuity to Kartik Majhi, the son of the deceased
employee Sunil Majhi within 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice with
an intimation thereof to the Controlling Authority. A bunch of documents
containing the letter dated 28th July, 2025 issued by the Assistant
Commissioner, Coal Mines Provident Fund, the order dated 10 th July, 2025
and the letter of ECL dated 30th July, 2025 issued to the petitioner placed
before the Court is taken on record.