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Payment of Gratuity Act 1972

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Inclusion of Allowances & imposition of upper caps by regulations in Gratuity

Corporate Law : Explore the complexities of including allowances and upper caps in gratuity regulations. Learn from legal precedents and understan...

May 2, 2024 360 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules, 2024

Income Tax : Understand the nuances of Gratuity - eligibility, exemptions, tax implications for employers & employees, and recent regulatory ch...

March 29, 2024 2259 Views 0 comment Print

Gratuity Insurance rules 2024 notified by Government of Karnataka

Corporate Law : Understand the implications of Karnataka's new Gratuity Insurance Rules 2024 on employers. Learn about registration, exemptions, t...

March 21, 2024 2859 Views 0 comment Print

Gratuity forfeiture is not automatic; it hinges on conditions outlined in Gratuity Act, 1972

Corporate Law : Explore the Union Bank Vs CG Ajay Babu case (2018) on gratuity forfeiture. Detailed analysis on conditions, legal aspects, and jud...

January 18, 2024 858 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules, 2024: Compliance Guide & Recommendations

Corporate Law : Understand Karnataka's new Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules 2024. Learn compliance steps, key observations, and expert recommen...

January 17, 2024 1182 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


No plan to increase Gratuity payment from 15 days salary to 30 days

Corporate Law : Whether Government is considering to increase the Gratuity payment from 15 days’ salary for each completed year to 30 days’ sa...

March 30, 2022 3465 Views 0 comment Print

Enhancement of Gratuity Limit with effect from 29/03/2018

Corporate Law : The Government has issued Notification the same day wherein gratuity limit has been increased from Rs.10 lakhs to Rs.20 lakhs un...

April 6, 2018 5907 Views 2 comments Print

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018 brought in force on 29th March, 2018

Corporate Law : Decision:The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has been passed by Lok Sabha on 15th March, 2018 and by the Rajya Sabha on...

March 30, 2018 4662 Views 5 comments Print

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 passed by Parliament

Corporate Law : The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has been passed by parliament today. The bill ensures harmony amongst employees in ...

March 22, 2018 19467 Views 7 comments Print

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha

Corporate Law : Clause 3 of the Bill seeks to amend the provision relating to calculation of continuous service for the purpose of gratuity in cas...

December 19, 2017 11187 Views 3 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Criticizes AO for Hasty 200% Penalty Imposition without application of Mind

Income Tax : Analysis of ITAT Pune's criticism of the Assessing Officer's hasty penalty imposition at a 200% rate without proper application of...

March 19, 2024 534 Views 0 comment Print

Gratuity Cannot Be Disallowed for Delay in Approval of Gratuity Fund

Income Tax : Twinings Pvt. Ltd. vs. DCIT: ITAT Kolkata allows gratuity payment as salary expense u/s 37(1) of IT Act, rejecting disallowance u/...

March 13, 2024 960 Views 0 comment Print

Employee holding civil post under a State eligible for section 10(10(i) Gratuity Exemption 

Income Tax : TAT) Delhi in case of Chandan Lal Goswami vs. ITO sheds light on the eligibility of employees holding civil posts under a State fo...

December 20, 2023 351 Views 0 comment Print

State Govt Undertaking Employee cannot be treated as State Govt Employee for Gratuity & LTA Exemption

Income Tax : State Government Undertaking may be considered as a State instrumentality within the definition of article 12 of Constitution of I...

May 8, 2023 2229 Views 0 comment Print

Petitioner duly entitled for 5% simple interest on delayed payment of pension and gratuity

Corporate Law : Patna High Court held that petitioner is duly entitled for at least 5% Simple interest on delayed payment of pension and gratuity....

March 17, 2023 1266 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Gratuity Limit Enhancement: Govt. Increases to Rs 25 Lakh

Corporate Law : Government of India enhances maximum limit of gratuity for Central Government employees to Rs 25 Lakh, implementing Seventh CPC re...

May 30, 2024 2529 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules, 2024

Corporate Law : Explore the Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules 2024 introduced by the Government of Karnataka. Learn about coverage, co...

January 10, 2024 4401 Views 1 comment Print

Gratuity exemption u/s Section 10(10)(iii) raised to ₹ 20 lakhs

Income Tax : Govt increases Gratuity exemption limit u/s Section 10(10)(iii)  to ₹ 20 lakhs from existing Rs. 10 Lakh vide Notification No. ...

March 8, 2019 76092 Views 8 comments Print

President assents Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018

Corporate Law : (1) This Act may be called the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central...

March 29, 2018 43473 Views 29 comments Print

Govt notifies maximum maternity leave of 26 weeks for Gratuity

Corporate Law : Central Government hereby specifies for the purposes of the said clause that the total period of maternity leave in the case of a ...

March 29, 2018 7632 Views 0 comment Print


Gratuity – Eligibility Criteria, Taxability and Exemption

December 6, 2022 92283 Views 6 comments Print

Learn about gratuity: eligibility criteria, taxability, and exemption. Find out how this voluntary payment can benefit retiring employees.

Gratuity cannot be disallowed merely for inconsistent entries in explanation of section 143(1)(a)

November 21, 2022 2184 Views 0 comment Print

Deduction of gratuity is available in substantive law and it cannot be disallowed merely by reference of inconsistent entries in explanation of s. 143(1)(a) of Income Tax Act being a procedural provisions, it shall not take away right confirmed in s. 37 r/w s. 40A(7) and s. 36(1)(v).

Employer liable to pay simple interest @10% for non-payment of gratuity within specified period

November 17, 2022 9093 Views 1 comment Print

Orissa High Court held that Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section (3-A) of Section 7 of the P.G. Act, 1972, vide Notification dated 01.10.1987, notified that simple interest @10% is payable for the time gratuity is not paid within the specified period.

Employers are jointly and severally liable for payment of gratuity to employee

October 4, 2022 2853 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee bank was jointly and severally liable for payment of the amount of gratuity to the employee alongwith the existing employer as per the provisions of Payment of Gratuity Act

Leave encashment of privilege leave is part of salary: SC

October 2, 2022 5472 Views 0 comment Print

Since the expression ‘salary’ included benefit of leave encashment which was nothing but salary for the unavailed leave to the credit of the employee, therefore, the condition that carry forward of balance privilege leave, was barred and requiring employees to seek encashment from their previous employer was an arbitrary and unconscionable condition.

Basics of Gratuity

September 21, 2022 8841 Views 1 comment Print

Understanding the Basics of Gratuity Learn about the applicability of the Payments of Gratuity Act 1972 and the benefits it offers to employees.

Gratuity exemption u/s 10(10) available to employee holding civil post under a state

July 15, 2022 1302 Views 0 comment Print

Held that an employee holding a civil post under a state is eligible for exemption towards amount of gratuity received under section 10(10) of Income Tax Act

Salary of employees can be included in CIRP costs: SC

July 11, 2022 17724 Views 0 comment Print

Sunil Kumar Jian and Others Vs Sundaresh Bhatt and Others (Supreme Court) Whether the amounts of provident fund, gratuity, and pension fund should be separated from the liquidation and other rights of workmen in liquidation process The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Sunil Kumar Jian and Others v. Sundaresh Bhatt and Others (decided […]

Gratuity allowable from period of employment till regularisation of employment

June 3, 2022 4011 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Interest on Delayed Gratuity Payment is Mandatory & Not Discretionary

May 8, 2022 34896 Views 0 comment Print

Ashvinkumar Ramniklal Jani Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) Apex Court in the case of Gangahanume Gowda Vs. Karnataka Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. reported in (2003) 3 SCC 40 has decided the interest on delayed payment of gratuity. It is also held that the same is mandatory and not discretionary. When it is not […]

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