Gratuity is property under Article 300-A of Indian Constitution

Chhattisgarh High Court held that Gratuity is property of retired Govt. servant and property within the meaning of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India. Relevant Extract of Chhattisgarh High Court Judgment 10. In the matter of State of Jharkhand and others v. Jitendra Kumar Srivastava and another1 , it has been held by Their Lordships of the Supreme Court that gratuity and pension are not bounty and it is thus a hard earned benefit which accrues to an employee and is in the nature of property. This right to property cannot be taken away without the due process of law as per the provisio...