KAMAL MAHENDRU v. UT OF J AND K TH. COMMISSIONER SECETARY LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS
Court: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE WASIM SADIQ NARGAL
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High Court of Jammu and Kashmir judgment dated 2024-12-24. KAMAL MAHENDRU v. UT OF J AND K TH. COMMISSIONER SECETARY LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT AND...
Judgment text
Sr. No. 30 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU Case: WP (C) No. 2220/2024 CM No. 5401/2024 Kamal Mahendru …. Appellant/Petitioner(s) Through :- Mr. Touseef Zargar, Advocate. V/s U. T of J&K and others …. Respondent(s) Through :- Mr. Rajesh Thapa, AAG. Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE WASIM SADIQ NARGAL, JUDGE ORDER 24. 12. 2024 01. The petitioner, through the medium of the instant petition, is seeking direction upon the respondents to release the gratuity and commutation amount along with interest @18% to be computed annually in favour of the petitioner w. e. f. , 31. 05. 2018 i. e. , from the date of retirement of the petitioner as the same has been kept withheld in an arbitrary and mechanical exercise of power of the respondents. 02. The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) has issued Notification No. G. S. R. 276(E) dated 29. 04. 2020 read with Notification No. G. S. R. 317(E) dated 28. 05.
2020 vide which the jurisdiction to decide the service disputes of the employees of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has been conferred on the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jammu Bench. After the abrogation of Article 370, the jurisdiction to decide the service disputes of the employees of the Union Territory of J&K would be with the Central Administrative Tribunal. 03. In view of the above, the instant matter requires to be adjudicated upon by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench. 04. Registry, therefore, is directed to transfer the records of the case to CAT, Jammu Bench after retaining soft copy thereof for record purposes. 05. Parties are directed to cause their appearance before the CAT, Bench Jammu on 03. 02. 2025. Disposed of. (Wasim Sadiq Nargal) Judge Jammu: 24. 12. 2024 Renu Renu Bala 2024. 12. 26 17:34 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
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