C. G. V. Anthony & Sons (PVT) Ltd. vs B. K. Prabath Chandrakeerthi – CA CASE NO. WRT-564/23-2023

In the case between C. G. V. Anthony & Sons (Pvt) Ltd. (petitioner) and the Commissioner General of Labour and others (respondents), the court considered issues relating to the validity of a certificate for payment of gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act and the petitioner’s right to challenge orders of the Magistrate Court by writ. The primary questions addressed included whether the certificate was void ab initio due to alleged fraud, whether the Magistrate Court’s function was ministerial or discretionary, and whether unexplained delay and lack of exhaustion of alternative remedies barred relief. The findings established that the Magistrate, having exercised a discretionary judicial function based on available evidence, issued orders that were not susceptible to challenge by writ,