https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198206 A gratuity claim filed beyond the prescribed time under the Payment of Gratuity Act must first be tested on limitation, and the controlling authority cannot decide the claim on merits until any delay-condonation request is determined. The rules governing gratuity applications were treated as prescribing a time limit for approaching the controlling authority, so the claim could not proceed as if no limitation applied. Because the condonation application had not been considered, the merits order was vulnerable, and the proper course was remand for a decision on delay condonation and, if delay is condoned, fresh consideration of the gratuity claim in accordance with law and natural justice. en-us Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:41:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198206 A gratuity claim filed beyond the prescribed time under the Payment of Gratuity Act must first be tested on limitation, and the controlling authority cannot decide the claim on merits until any delay-condonation request is determined. The rules governing gratuity applications were treated as prescribing a time limit for approaching the controlling authority, so the claim could not proceed as if no limitation applied. Because the condonation application had not been considered, the merits order was vulnerable, and the proper course was remand for a decision on delay condonation and, if delay is condoned, fresh consideration of the gratuity claim in accordance with law and natural justice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198206