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Kerala HC: Benefit of Gratuity Act Cannot Be Denied to Employee by Designating as Trainee(03.11.2020)

Kerala High Court has observed that an employer cannot deny the benefit of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to an employee by designating him/her as trai.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Benefit of Gratuity Act

Delhi High Court: State Gratuity Authorities Lack Jurisdiction over Multi-State Establishments(12.02.2026)

Delhi High Court has held that State-appointed authorities under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 do not have jurisdiction to decide gratuity claims .....

Tags : Payment of Gratuity Act, Jurisdiction, Authorities

Gujarat HC: Interest on Delayed Payment of Gratuity Mandatory, Not Discretionary(28.04.2022)

Gujarat High Court has reiterated that there is a plain mandate on the employer under the provisions of Section 7 to the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court, Section 7, Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, payment of gratuity

Employees of 'Local Bodies' Entitled to Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC(03.04.2019)

Supreme Court has held that the employees of the local bodies like Municipalities are entitled for gratuity under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.

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SC: Section 4(5) of Gratuity Act Applies Only When Options for Employee Under the Act(01.05.2020)

Supreme Court has held that Section 4(5) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 will apply only when there are alternative options for the employee unde.....

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J&K&L High Court: Interest on Delayed Gratuity is Not a Mandatory Pre-Deposit For an Appeal(31.07.2026)

J&K and Ladakh High Court held that although interest on delayed gratuity is recoverable, it cannot be made a mandatory pre-deposit for an appeal, as .....

Tags : Payment of Gratuity Act; Appeal; Pre-Deposit

Karnataka HC: Employees Entitled for Gratuity from the Time They Were Employed(20.05.2022)

Karnataka High Court has declined to quash an order passed by the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, which directed govern.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Payment of Gratuity Act, Government Bodies, Controlling Authority

Teachers can't Claim Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC(08.01.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that a teacher, irrespective of the type of educational institute he/she is working in, is not an 'employee' under Section .....

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SC: Employees Who Resign or Retire After Five Years of Service Are Entitled to Receive Gratuity(10.12.2025)

Supreme Court has held that employees who resign or take voluntary retirement are entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, provid.....

Tags : Employees, Payment of Gratuity Act

Employees of 'Local Bodies' Entitled to Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC(03.04.2019)

Supreme Court has held that the employees of the local bodies like Municipalities are entitled for gratuity under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.

Tags : Supreme Court, Employees of Local Bodies, Gratuity Act

Private Hospitals are Covered Under Payment of Gratuity Act : Kerala HC(23.01.2019)

Kerala High Court has held that private hospitals are covered under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.

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SC: Employees Who Resign or Retire After Five Years of Service Are Entitled to Receive Gratuity(10.12.2025)

Supreme Court has held that employees who resign or take voluntary retirement are entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, provid.....

Tags : Employees, Payment of Gratuity Act, Service

SC: Central Government Employees under CCS Rules are Not Covered by the Payment of Gratuity Act(12.02.2026)

Supreme Court has held that retired employees of the Heavy Water Plant, Tuticorin, under the Department of Atomic Energy, are not entitled to gratuity.....

Tags : Central Government Employees, Payment of Gratuity Act, Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules