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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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Rajasthan HC: Employee Must Receive Gratuity Under Statutory Regulations(31.01.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has observed that an employee must receive gratuity, either under the Payment Of Gratuity Act 1972 or under the Regulations frame.....

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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

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

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.....

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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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Govt Paves Way for Tax-free Gratuity of up to Rs20 Lakh(23.03.2018)

Rajya Sabha has approved the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018, enabling the government to raise the limit of tax-free gratuity and to fix th.....

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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.....

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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.....

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Kerala HC: Teachers Come Within The Preview of 'Employee' U/S 2(e) of Payment of Gratuity Act(11.07.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that teachers come within the preview of 'employee' as defined under Section 2(e) of the Payment of Gratuity Act.

Tags : Kerala High Court, Employee, Teacher, Payment of Gratuity

Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Enable Govt to Double Tax-free Gratuity to Rs 20 lakh(16.03.2018)

Lok Sabha has passed the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) bill which seeks to empower the government to fix period of maternity leave and tax-free grat.....

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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 .....

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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