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Western Coal Fields Ltd. v. Manohar Govinda Fulzele & Anr.

Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – s.4(6)(b)(ii)

Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
16 Feb 2025
Citation
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 183
Case no.
No. 2608/2025
Bench
Sudhanshu Dhulia, K. Vinod Chandran

Issue for consideration

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 in a criminal case or even a criminal

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