Time-limit for payment of bonus has been fixed u/s 19 of the Payment of Bonus Act,1965.
In case of any disputed claim for bonus under the Act, the bonus should be paid within a month from the enforceable date of the award or the date of operation of the settlement relating to the dispute.
In any other case, it should be paid within a period of 8 months from the close of the accounting year.
Coming to the query, the accounts of the establishment for the accounting year 2018 - 19 would have been closed on 31-03-2019 and as such , the employer can have time for payment till 30-11-2019. However, since the poster's formal exit is likely to be effective from 20-07-2019, he can ask for bonus to be included in his F&F settlement. The employer is bound to pay if the quantum of bonus is decided and declared for the accounting year and if not the poster has to wait till 30-11-2019.