Form IX

[(See Rule 8(4)]

Application for Direction

Before the Competent Authority for Chapter V under the Code on Social

Security, 2020

Application No., Date

BETWEEN

(Name in full of the applicant with full address)

AND

(Name in full of the employer concerned with full address)

The applicant is an employee of the above-mentioned employer/a nominee of

late………………………… an employee of the above-mentioned employer/a legal heir of

late………………………… and employee of the abovementioned employer, and is entitled

to payment of gratuity under section 53 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 on account of

his own/aforesaid employee's superannuation on……………………………(date)/his own

retirement/aforesaid employees' resignation on…………………..(date) completion

of…………………years of continuous service/his own/aforesaid employees' total

disablement with effect from ………………….(date) due to accident/disease death of

aforesaid employee on……………….

2. The applicant submitted an application under Bihar Rule 8(1) of the Code on Social

Security (Bihar) Rules, 2025 on the ……………….but the above-mentioned employer

refused to entertain it/issued a notice dated the……………. under clause ………….of sub-

rule of rule ……………….offering an amount of gratuity which is less than my due/issued a

notice dated ………………..the under clause…………. of sub-rule…………of

rule………………. rejecting my eligibility to payment of gratuity. The duplicate copy of the

said notice is enclosed.

3. The applicant submits that there is a dispute on the matter (specify the dispute).

4. The applicant furnishes the necessary particulars in the annexure hereto and prays that the

Competent Authority may be pleased to determine the amount of gratuity payable to the

petitioner and direct the above-mentioned employer to pay the same to the petitioner.

5. The applicant declares that the particulars furnished in the annexure hereto are true and

correct to the best of his

knowledge and belief.

Date:

Signature/Thumb impression of the applicant.

ANNEXURE

1. Name in full of applicant with full address

2. Basis of claim (Death/Superannuation/Retirement/Resignation/Disablement of

Employee/Completion of contract period under Fixed Term Employment)

3. Name and address in full of the employee

4. Marital status of the employee (unmarried/married/widow/widower)

5. Name and address in full of the employer

6. Department/Branch/Section where the employee was last employed (if known)

7. Post held by the employee with Ticket or Sl. No., if any (if known)

8. Date of appointment of the employee (if known)

9. Date and cause of termination of service of the employee (Superannuation /

retirement /resignation/disablement/death/Completion of contract period under Fixed

Term Employment)

10. Total period of service by the employee

11. Wages last drawn by the employee

12. If the employee is dead, date and cause thereof

13. Evidence/witness in support of death of the employee

14. If a nominee, No. and date of recording of nomination with the employer

15. Evidence/witness in support of being a legal heir if a legal heir

16. Total gratuity payable to the employee (if known)

17. Percentage of gratuity payable to the applicant as nominee/legal heir

18. Amount of gratuity claimed by the applicant

Signature/Thumb-impression of the applicant

Place:

Date: