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Supreme Court judgments on Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

13 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

N. Manoharan, Etc. vs The Administrative Officer and Another
SC · 11 February 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 596 : 2026 INSC 143
Whether the employees of Heavy Water Plant, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, Tuticorin (“HWP”) are covered by the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
Ashok Kumar Dabas (Dead Through Legal Heirs) vs Delhi Transport Corporation
SC · 9 December 2025
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 548 : 2025 INSC 1404
The High Court has upheld the orders passed by the Tribunal by which the claim of the predecessors-in-interest of the appellant, for release of the pensionary benefits of the deceased employee, was declined.
Vikram Bhalchandra Ghongade vs The Headmistress Girls High School and Junior College, Anji (Mothi), Tah. and Distt. Wardha & Ors.
SC · 14 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 481 : 2025 INSC 824
Issue arose as to whether the legal heirs of a deceased teacher in an aided school would be entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 or under the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension Rules), 1982.
The Reserve Bank of India vs M.T. Mani and Another
SC · 23 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1128 : 2025 INSC 769
RBI issued Administration Circular No.1 on 14.09.2020 opening a last option for the serving and retiring employees to switch over to pension scheme from CPF scheme. Whether the fixing of the cut off date i.e. 01.07.2020…
Western Coal Fields Ltd. vs Manohar Govinda Fulzele & Anr.
SC · 17 February 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 183 : 2025 INSC 233
Whether forfeiture of gratuity is permissible in the event of termination of service on misconduct, which can be categorised as an act constituting an offence involving moral turpitude; without there being any conviction…
Maniben Maganbhai Bhariya vs District Development Officer Dahod & Ors.
SC · 25 April 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 760 : 2022 INSC 473
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – ss.1(3), 1(3A) and 2 – Gratuity – Entitlement to – Whether Aganwadi workers (AWWs) and Aganwadi Helpers (AWHs) appointed to work in Anganwadi centres set up under the Integrated Child Deve…
Bch Electric Limited vs Pradeep Mehra
SC · 29 April 2020
[2020] 10 S.C.R. 1 : 2020 INSC 379
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: ss.4(3), 4(5) – Respondent appointed as Chief Operating Officer resigned after putting 12 years of service – His last drawn monthly wage was Rs.24.50 lacs – Claim made by him for gratuity o…
Nagar Ayukt Nagar Nigam, Kanpur vs Sri Mujib Ullah Khan and Another
SC · 2 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 1028 : 2019 INSC 449
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – ss.1(3)(c) and 14 – Retirement and Benefits and General Provident Fund Regulations, 1962 – r.4(1) – Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959 – s.548 – Employees of Municipal Corporati…
Sr. Superintendent of Post Offices vs Gursewak Singh & Ors.
SC · 15 March 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 1025 : 2019 INSC 387
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: ss. 4(1) and 2(e) – Gramin Dak Sewak – Payment of gratuity under the 1972 Act – Entitlement of – Held: Gramin Dak Sewakrespondent No. 1 not entitled to payment of gratuity – s. 2(e) definin…
Birla Institute of Technology vs The State of Jharkhand & Ors.
SC · 7 March 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 963 : 2019 INSC 18
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: s.2(e) – Appellant is a premier technical educational Institute of repute in the country – Respondent no.4 joined the appellantInstitute as Assistant Professor – On superannuation, he made…
Birla Institute of Technology vs The State of Jharkhand & Ors.
SC · 7 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 301 : 2019 INSC 18
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – s.2(e) – Employee – Appellant is a premier technical educational institute of repute in the country – Respondent no.4 joined the appellant-Institute as Assistant Professor and on superannu…
Union Bank of India and Others vs C.G. Ajay Babu and Another
SC · 14 August 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 995 : 2018 INSC 708
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: s.4(5) and (6) – Forfeiture of gratuity is not automatic on dismissal from service. Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: s.4 sub-sections 5 and 6 – Forfeiture of gratuity – Bipartite settlement p…
Netram Sahu vs State of Chhattisgarh & Anr.
SC · 23 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 682 : 2018 INSC 258
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – s.2(e) r/w s.2A – Qualified service – Appellant rendered 22 years as daily wager and 3 years as regular work charge employee i.e. he was regularised 3 years prior to his retirement – Wheth…

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