The Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi bench of Pratima K. Gupta held that the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, being an act of Parliament will have an overriding effect on the CCS Pension Rules, 1972. The Applicant argued that the impugned order incorrectly applied Rule 26 of the CCS Pension Rules, 1972, which pertains to the forfeiture of …
The Delhi High Court has clarified that the extension of limitation by the Supreme Court would apply to decisions rendered by the Authorities under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. While hearing an appeal filed against an order of the Appellate Authority which had dismissed an appeal filed by the Petitioner on the ground that the appeal was barred by …
The Delhi High Court has observed that the act of the Controlling Authority under Payment Of Gratuity Act of not providing virtual hearing facility to the party concerned is contrary to the spirit of holding hearings during pandemic.Justice Pratibha M Singh also observed that it is the duty of such Authority to either make available the virtual link to the …
The Delhi High Court has observed that a part time vocational teacher working with the Delhi Government is entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act and that the said legislation draws no distinction between various categories of employees including a full time, ad hoc or a part time employee.A single judge bench comprising of Justice V. Kameswar Rao …
This compilation is the first part of the two-part series through which we seek to provide a brief overview of the recent judicial decisions on labour laws rendered in the period, April, 2020 to September, 2020, by the Supreme Court and various High Courts of India For the purposes of the instant part, we shall be covering judicial decisions rendered …