Gratuity allowable from period of employment till regularisation of employment

Chief Executive Officer Vs K.V. Puttaraju (Karnataka High Court) Conclusion: High Court favoured an order passed by the Controlling Authority/ Appellate Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, which directed government bodies to pay gratuity amount claimed by former employees from the time they were employed as daily wage earners till their employment was regularised. Held: Appeallant were the Government bodies being part of the Department of Panchayat Raj. Respondent were initially employed as daily wage workers. The Government by its order regularized the services of respondent w...