This Connect provides a brief overview of the judgement of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh , in the case of the Jammu & Kashmir Central Cooperative Bank Limited v/s Anil Kishore Gupta wherein it was ruled that the mandatory pre-deposit required to entertain an appeal under Section 7(7) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, is strictly limited to the principal gratuity amount and does not encompass the interest component awarded by the Controlling Authority.