https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124806 Gratuity may be wholly forfeited where a workman is dismissed for riotous, disorderly or violent misconduct, especially assault on a supervisor. The governing principle treated gratuity as a retiring benefit for long and unblemished service, not a payment protected against grave disciplinary breaches. The misconduct proved was not a technical lapse or one causing measurable loss, but serious conduct undermining workplace discipline. Section 4(6)(b) of the Payment of Gratuity Act was applied consistently with that principle, as it permits forfeiture where termination follows riotous or disorderly conduct or any other act of violence. Gratuity was therefore denied and forfeiture upheld. en-us Mon, 26 Mar 1973 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 15 Feb 2014 16:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124806 Gratuity may be wholly forfeited where a workman is dismissed for riotous, disorderly or violent misconduct, especially assault on a supervisor. The governing principle treated gratuity as a retiring benefit for long and unblemished service, not a payment protected against grave disciplinary breaches. The misconduct proved was not a technical lapse or one causing measurable loss, but serious conduct undermining workplace discipline. Section 4(6)(b) of the Payment of Gratuity Act was applied consistently with that principle, as it permits forfeiture where termination follows riotous or disorderly conduct or any other act of violence. Gratuity was therefore denied and forfeiture upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 26 Mar 1973 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124806