death cum gratuity ceiling and 6 pay commission
bhanu pratap720
(Querist) 28 March 2010
This query is : Open
certain retired employees of a corporation seek the enhanced ceiling limit of Rs 3.5 lac to Rs 10 lac as prescribed in the 6 pay commission . these employees are covered under central dearness allowance(CDA)
. some employees of the same corporation who are covered under induatrial deraness allowance(IDA) have been given the benefit of the above mentioned ceiling . it is said that for the IDA pattern no amendment is required in the Payment of Gratuity Act while for the CDA pattern an amendment is necessary. Correspondence was exchanged between the employees , the ministry and the PMO but in vain. Is there a case law to support the case of the CDA governred employees saying that the act of the corporation Article 14 of the Constitution of India ?