Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 379 · Decided 29 April 2020
BCH Electric Limited v. Pradeep Mehra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 379 · [2020] 10 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2379/2020
- Decided
- 29 April 2020
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, SANJIV KHANNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
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 of Rs.1.83 crores - Appellant-employer held that under the Act and the High Court accepted the claim preferred by the respondent - Challenge against - Held: s.4(3) stipulates that the amount of gratuity payable to an employee shall not exceed certain limit and thus puts a cap on the amount payable towards gratuity -
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