Breaking: Teachers Are Entitled To Gratuity, Holds SC After Recalling Erroneous Judgment [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

7 March 2019 5:54 PM IST

"The apparent error is that it was not brought to our notice that the Parliament, consequent upon the decision of this Court in Ahmadabad Pvt. Primary Teachers Association (supra), had amended the definition of "employee" as defined in Section 2(e) of the Payment of Gratuity Act by amending Act No. 47 of 2009 with retrospective effect from 03.04.1997."

Correcting its earlier erroneous judgment, the Supreme Court has held that the teachers are entitled to invoke Payment of Gratuity Act for claiming gratuity from his/her employer. The bench comprising Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre and Justice Indu Malhotra also slapped a cost of Rupees 25,000, on Birla Institute of Technology, the appellant in the case. Error In...

Breaking: Teachers Are Entitled To Gratuity, Holds SC After Recalling Erroneous Judgment [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

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