P&H: Upholds Gratuity Award to Pharmacy College Teacher, Says CPF-Cum-Gratuity Payment Did Not Extinguish Statutory Right

(i) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, S.14 — Statutory gratuity — Statutory right of an employee to claim gratuity stands on an entirely different footing from retiral benefits admissible under service rules, regulations, or provident-cum-gratuity scheme — Mere circumstance that employee was extended the benefit of CPF-cum-Gratuity scheme would...

(ii) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Section 2A — Continuous service — Suspension and break in service — Suspension of employee was never followed by any order treating period as a break in service under any standing order, rule, or regulation governing the establishment — Employee...

(iv) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Ss.1(3)(c), 2(e), 7(7), Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2009, S.13-A — Teachers in educational institutions — Gratuity could be computed only with effect from the date from which educational institutions employing ten or more persons were brought within coverage of...