Is m eligible for gratuity

"which is registered on 1^st Oct, 2008 in India and they shifted me & all other employees in that company."

How did you retire from previous company? By resignation?

If yes you have committed a blunder.

All employees may join hands and be witness to each other and approach the o/o Controlling Authority which can be ALC or DLC in your case.

Or Approach the good offices of appointing authority, MD, and request to accommodate al employees.

The good offices can disburse the mount for two years as Ex-Gracia.

Did the company issue any circulars, etc that company shall shift all employees to new company and old company shall become defunct.

Was any opportunity granted to employees to join new company or accept severance package?

we make the blunder..... we didnt received any circulation nor the company informed us in advance

Some of the employees mentioned that Airtel also did it.

Employees are herded to one location say Regional Office and are asked to resign and join other company or face termiantion and loss of job.

This is a bad practice but this is practiced.

If all employees are united or if you are determined a competetn and experienced labor consultant/service lawyer may be contacted with all docuemns and inputs in person may be given.Create soem hype and noise.Build some record.

There may be a solution. There is always some.

After evaluating all options if you feel that there is none which suits your style and aptitude you may forget this payment and be careful in future.

Your purpose is achieve some handle on the company so that company yields and disburses the payment even if by some ex gracia.

Company may not like to be trapped by labor officials and be penalized.

Dealings with such employers is like game of chess.In today's world employee should learn it and be Master of the Game.