Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 824 · Decided 14 July 2025
Vikram Bhalchandra Ghongade v. The Headmistress Girls High School and Junior College, Anji (Mothi), TAH. and DISTT. Wardha & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 824 · [2025] 7 S.C.R. 481
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 19436/2024
- Decided
- 14 July 2025
- Bench
- SUDHANSHU DHULIA, K. VINOD CHANDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 309; Service Rules
Headnote
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 Rules), 1982. Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension Rules), 1982 - Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 - Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity - Claim of - Death of the teacher working in an aided school - Claim of gratuity by the son-petitioner under the 1972
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