HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 588 of 2024 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent State. In view of the Full Bench decision dated 11.12.2009 passed in the case of Sheet Gupta Vs. State of U.P. and others : Special Appeal No.1942 of 2008 and the Division Bench judgement dated 14.3.2016 reported in (2017) 4 Allahabad Law Journal 574 : Block Education Officer and others Vs. Prescribed Authority/ Assistant Labour Commissioner, Agra and others, this special appeal arising out of the order passed by the writ court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India which itself arose out of the proceedings of the Labour Commissioner under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, is barred by exclusionary clause contained in Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as not maintainable. November 11, 2025 Shukla Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : Pradeep Kumar Tripathi, Ravindra Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Rajeev Bharti,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Anurag Thakur .....Appellant(s) The Authority Under The Payment Of Gratuity Act /Assistant Labour Commissioner Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH KUMAR SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench