WESTERN COALFIELDS LTD. THR. ITS COLIERY MANAGER/SUB AREA MANAGER vs DEPUTY CHIEF LABOUR COMMISSIONER (CENTRAL), AND ORS. Advocate - SAURABH A. CHAUDHARI, (FOR R 1 AND — WP/7084/2025

Case under Constitution of India Section 226,227. Next hearing: 24th April 2026.

Next hearing 24-Apr-2026

CNR: HCBM040339212025

Filing Number

WP/24738/2025

Filing Date

27-Oct-2025

Registration No

WP/7084/2025

Registration Date

18-Nov-2025

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

Bench Type

Single

Judicial Branch

Civil

Last updated 28-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226,227
Payment of Gratuity Act

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.WESTERN COALFIELDS LTD. THR. ITS COLIERY MANAGER/SUB AREA MANAGER

    Adv. RITESH R. DAWDA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.DEPUTY CHIEF LABOUR COMMISSIONER (CENTRAL), AND ORS. Advocate - SAURABH A. CHAUDHARI, (FOR R 1 AND

  2. 2.,DIKSHA MAHADEO ROHANKAR,(FOR R

  3. 3.,SADASHIV S. GUPTA

  4. 4.ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER (CENTRAL), NAGPUR

  5. 5.VIRENDRA RAMPRATAP SINGH

Case History

  1. 24-Apr-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 24-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

    Case Summary: WP/7084/2025 Outcome: Petition allowed. The court quashed and set aside the orders of the Controlling Authority (13.10.2023) and Appellate Authority (18.06.2025) directing payment of interest on gratuity. Western Coalfields Ltd. is not liable to pay interest on the deposited gratuity amount, as the employer fulfilled its obligation upon depositing the full gratuity with the Controlling Authority. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 24-Apr-2026

    For Admission -

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  4. 17-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  5. 17-Apr-2026

    For Admission -

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  6. 30-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  7. 06-Mar-2026

    For Admission -

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  8. 24-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  9. 24-Feb-2026

    For Orders-

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  10. 13-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  11. 16-Jan-2026

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  12. 12-Jan-2026

    For Orders- (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. Chandwani

  13. 05-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. ChandwaniView PDF

  14. 05-Jan-2026

    For Orders-

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  15. 19-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  16. 15-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  17. 04-Dec-2025

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  18. 26-Nov-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  19. 19-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  20. 27-Oct-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/7084/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/7084/2025 Outcome: Petition allowed. The court quashed and set aside the orders of the Controlling Authority (13.10.2023) and Appellate Authority (18.06.2025) directing payment of interest on gratuity. Western Coalfields Ltd. is not liable to pay interest on the deposited gratuity amount, as the employer fulfilled its obligation upon depositing the full gratuity with the Controlling Authority. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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