Rerospective effect of enhanced gratuity amount .

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 08 January 2010 This query is : Resolved
I am an electrical engineer retired from Madhya Pradesh Electrcity Board (M.P.S.E.B.) on 31/03/2008.After my retirement ,the salary/wages of M.P.S.E.B. Employees has been revised in the line with the pay revision of Central/State govt. employees in the month of Sept.2008 just prior to state assembly election 2008 with effect from 1st Jan2006.
Subsequently the limit of maximum amount of gratuity payable at the time of normal retirement has also been increased from Rs.3.5 lakhs to Rs10.00 lakhs with effect from 1st September 2008 in line with the related order for increase of limit of gratuity amount to Rs10.00 lakhs of state/central govt .Since I have retired on 31st March 2008 so I unfotunately could not get the benfit of this enhanced gratuity amount.
The pay revision as per 6th pay commission report, has been given the effect from 1st Jan2006 whereas the order for increase in gratuity amount has been given the effect from 1st September 2008 while pay revision & gratuity are related matter.
Kindly give candid opinion experts whether this matter is having legal ground to compell the employer to give retrospective effect for payment of increased/enhanced gratuity from 1st Jan2006 simillar to the date of effectiveness of pay revision alongwith decied/pending cases ,if any, in the matter.

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