Supreme Court rules on gratuity for deceased employee’s family: State of UP vs. Smt. Priyanka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the family of a deceased employee is entitled to gratuity when the employee dies before opting for retirement at the age of 60 years. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: State of U.P. and Ors. vs. […]
Supreme Court Upholds Withholding of Gratuity Pending Criminal Appeal: Local Self Government Dept. vs. K. Chandran (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee is entitled to the release of Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) upon conviction in a criminal case for violation of integrity norms, when an appeal is pending before the High Court. CASE TYPE: Service Law
Supreme Court Revisits Gratuity for Teachers: Birla Institute of Technology vs. State of Jharkhand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether teachers are considered “employees” eligible for gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. CASE TYPE: Labour Law/Gratuity Case Name: Birla Institute of Technology vs. The State of Jharkhand & Ors. Judgment Date: March 7, 2019 Date
Supreme Court clarifies gratuity eligibility for teachers under the Payment of Gratuity Act: Birla Institute of Technology vs. State of Jharkhand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether teachers are considered “employees” under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, and thus eligible for gratuity benefits. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Birla Institute of Technology vs. The State
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether past service in a non-pensionable post can be added to continuous pensionable service for calculating pension and gratuity. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of U.P. & Anr. vs. Narendra Bahadur Singh & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 6th September 2011 Date of the Judgment: 6th September 2011 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 7662
