https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183621 The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 is treated as a statutory minimum-benefit regime that overrides inconsistent awards, settlements and schemes, while preserving more favourable employee benefits. Gratuity is computed on 15 actual working days' wages for each qualifying completed year, not on a reduced 13-day basis or a 26-day month. Eligibility depends on the statutory definition of continuous service for each year claimed, and re-employment cases remain covered where service ends after the Act came into force. Authorities may condone delay on sufficient cause, and prior payment of a lesser amount does not bar recovery of the statutory balance. en-us Fri, 19 Jun 1981 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 16:24:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183621 The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 is treated as a statutory minimum-benefit regime that overrides inconsistent awards, settlements and schemes, while preserving more favourable employee benefits. Gratuity is computed on 15 actual working days' wages for each qualifying completed year, not on a reduced 13-day basis or a 26-day month. Eligibility depends on the statutory definition of continuous service for each year claimed, and re-employment cases remain covered where service ends after the Act came into force. Authorities may condone delay on sufficient cause, and prior payment of a lesser amount does not bar recovery of the statutory balance. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Jun 1981 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183621