Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court ruled that Cuttack Central Cooperative Bank must release the gratuity dues of Sarojini Dei, a retired employee, which had been withheld due to her role as a loan guarantor for two individuals. The judgment came after a similar ruling last month, where the court upheld the release of gratuity dues for another retired CCB employee, …
India’s largest private lender HDFC Bank Ltd has told a labour appellate authority in Kerala that a recent order to pay higher gratuity to a former employee would cause “irreparable loss, harm and damages" that cannot be quantified. HDFC Bank’s appeal is against an order by Aneish Ravindra, assistant labour commissioner, Ernakulam, acting as the controlling authority under the Payment …
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that in terms of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, forfeiture of gratuity is not automatic on dismissal from service. While the Bank conceded that Petitioner is entitled to get provident fund subject to submission of form before the appropriate office, it refused to release gratuity and leave encashment. The bank cited Regulation 72 of …
The Gujarat High Court recently came to the rescue of a retired Branch Manager, accused by the employer-bank of causing it monetary loss by haphazardly sanctioning loans, and ordered the latter to clear the former's retiral dues.Justice Biren Vaishnav observed that the order forfeiting the Respondent-employee's gratuity was an "afterthought" as the same was issued only after the penalty. The …
The Rajasthan High Court has observed that an employee must receive gratuity, either under the Payment Of Gratuity Act 1972 or under the Regulations framed by the bank, whichever is more beneficial. The employee, therefore, can claim gratuity either under the Act of 1972 or under the regulations framed by the bank, but cannot claim the benefit under both the …