IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 15176 of 2025 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================ STATE OF GUJARAT THROUGH DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Versus APPELLATE AUTHORITY UNDER PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT & ANR. ================================================================ Appearance: MS AGNEYA MANKAD AGP for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR UT MISHRA(3605) for the Respondent(s) No. 2 NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 05/03/2026 JUDGMENT 1. By way of present petition under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India, petitioner has challenged the order dated 25.02.2025 passed by the Appellate Authority, Surat in Gratuity Appeal No. 160 of 2024, whereby, the petitioner was directed to pay Rs.93,927/- to respondent No. 2. 2. Heard Ms. Agneya Mankad, learned AGP appearing for the petitioner and Mr. U T Mishra, learned counsel for the respondent No. 2. 3. Though various grounds have been raised in the memo of p. 1 petition, the fact remains that the total amount involved in the petition is only Rs.93,927/-. Considering the smallness of amount, this Court deems it 3t not to exercise jurisdiction under Article 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India. Accordingly, without entering into the merits of the matter, only on the ground of smallness of amount with a further clari3cation that this may not be considered as precedent in other matters, the petition is dismissed. 4. If the amount is not deposited by the petitioner, the same shall be deposited within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of order of this Court. Once the amount is deposited, the same shall be disbursed in favour of the employee, after verifying the bank details and after following due procedure, through RTGS/NEFT. Notice is discharged. (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J) ANUSRI p. 2 Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: ANUSRI VASU(HC02352), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 05/03/2026 16:44:34