STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH vs T. VENKATESWARA RAO

The Supreme Court held that a former employee of the Nizam’s State Railway cannot claim gratuity as a right in addition to the Provident Fund, as per Rule 8.01 of the Hyderabad Government Railway Establishment Code, 1949. The Court clarified that the previous award of gratuity in violation of Rule 8.01 does not bind subsequent claims, emphasizing that illegal payments do not establish entitlement. The Court dismissed the appeals, affirming that the provisions of Section 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure do not apply in this context.