The Judgment of the Court was delivered by SAWANT, J.- These two appeals one by the Union of India and the other by the aggrieved employee are directed against the decision dated March 24, 1983 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court whereby the High Court has struck down Section 4(1)(b) of the Payment...

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General Manager, E.I.D. Parry (India) Ltd. Vs. Presiding Officer & Ors [1991] INSC 125 (2 May 1991)

Judgement Date : may/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 125 SC

Headnote :

The General Office Order No. 26 dated 1.12.1943 of the Appellant-Company provided that employees with 30 years' service or more would be eligible to receive "Retiring Allowance" (pension). The said office order also provided that all permanent employees who were in the Company's se...

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G.S. Dhara Singh Vs. E.K. Thomas & Ors [1988] INSC215 (9 August 1988)

Judgement Date : august/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 214 SC

Headnote :

The terms and conditions of service including the rates of wages and other allied matters were decided and settled through mutual negotiations between the trade union represented by respondent No. 3, its General Secretary and respondent No. 4, President of the Employers Association. Respondent No...

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Shree Sajjan Mills Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, M.P. Bhopal & ANR [1985] INSC 224 (8 October 1985)

Judgement Date : october/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 224 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-assessee is a public limited company. The relevant assessment year in C.A. No. 4222 of 1984 is 1973- 74. With the coming into force of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 with effect from 16th September 1972 a statutory liability was created on the assessee to pay gratuity to its empl...

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Jeewanlal (1929) Ltd.Etc. Vs. The Authority Under The Payment of Gratuity Act & [1984] INSC 163 (29 August 1984)

Judgement Date : august/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 163 SC

Headnote :

The respondent-a monthly-rated employee of the appellant-a public limited company, ceased to be an employee on attaining the age of superannuation after completing 35 years of service. Since he was entitled to payment of Gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, the appellant calculated the...

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Katheeja Bai Vs. The Superintending Engineer & Ors [1984] INSC 107 (10 May 1984)

Judgement Date : may/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 107 SC

Headnote :

Regulation 37 of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Contributory Provident Fund Regulations framed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board under the Electricity Supply Act, 1948 provides that the Electricity Board shall credit to a member's provident fund account a special contribution calculated in t...

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Sudhir Chandra Sarkar Vs. Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. & Ors [1984] INSC 69 (27 March 1984)

Judgement Date : march/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Headnote :

The appellant who resigned from service of the respondent company after serving for over 29 years was not paid retiring gratuity by the respondent, even when the appellant had become eligible for it under the relevant gratuity rules styled as the Retiring Gratuity Rules, 1937 (Gratuity Rules for sho...

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D.S. Nakara & Ors Vs. Union of India [1982] INSC 103 (17 December 1982)

Judgement Date : december/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 103 SC

Headnote :

By a Memorandum dated May 25, 1979 (Exhibit P-1) the Government of India liberalised the formula for computation of pension in respect of employees governed by the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 and made it applicable to employees retiring on or after March 31, 1979. By another Memoran...

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Workmen of Metro Theatre Ltd., Bombay Vs. Metro Theatre Ltd., Bombay [1981] INSC 134 (31 July 1981)

Judgement Date : july/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 134 SC

Headnote :

The wages and gratuity of the workers of Metro Theatre were governed by an earlier award in Reference No. 1 of 1968 published in 3-7-1969 which was effective from 1-1-1967, while dearness allowance was governed by the award in Reference No. 440 of 1970 effective from 1-1-1970. Both these awards were...

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Lalappa Lingappa & Ors Vs. Laxmi Vishnu Textile Mills Ltd., Sholapur [1981] INSC 29 (11 February 1981)

Judgement Date : february/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 29 SC

Headnote :

Gratuity is payable to an employee on the termination of his employment after he has rendered continuous service under the conditions mentioned in section 4(1) of the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972. The term "continuous service" has been defined in section 2(c) to mean uninterrupted service...

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Som Prakash Rekhi Vs. Union of India & ANR [1980] INSC 218 (13 November 1980)

Judgement Date : november/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 218 SC

Headnote :

Under a voluntary retirement scheme in force in the company the petitioner, a clerk in Burmah Shell Oil Storage Ltd., retired voluntarily after qualifying for pension. The pension payable to him was regulated by the terms of a trust deed of 1950 under which a pension fund was set up and regulations...

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Shri Digvijay Woollen Mills Ltd. Vs. Mahendra Prataprai Buch [1980] INSC 133 (23 July 1980)

Judgement Date : july/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 133 SC

Headnote :

Section 4(2) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 provides that for every completed year of service or part thereof in excess of six months, the employer shall pay gratuity to an employee at the rate of 15 days' wages based on the rate of wages last drawn by the employee concerned. The employ...

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State of Punjab Vs. Labour Court, Jullundur & Ors [1979] INSC 210 (16 October 1979)

Judgement Date : october/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 210 SC

Headnote :

The respondents, who were the employees of the Hydel Department of the Government of Punjab, were retrenched on the completion of the work assigned to them. Their claim for payment of gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 having been rejected by the appellants, they moved the Labour Court...

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Straw Board Mfg. Co Ltd. Vs. The Workmen [1977] INSC 70 (1 March 1977)

Judgement Date : march/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 70 SC

Headnote :

In an industrial dispute between the appellant mill and its workmen relating to the payment of gratuity, the Industrial Tribunal framed a gratuity scheme and gave the necessary guidelines for its implementation. Special leave was granted to the appellant by this Court on the limited question whether...

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