Teachers entitled to gratuity, rules SC

Teachers entitled to gratuity, rules SC 

The Supreme Court on Thursday altered its judgment and said teachers were entitled to claim gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act.

In a rare move, the court recently called back its own judgment suo motu and listed it for fresh hearing. The court had frozen the implementation of the court's January 7 verdict which erroneously held that a teacher is not an 'employee' under the Payment of Gratuity Act.

The January 7 judgment, which was re-called, was delivered by a Bench of Justices A.M. Sapre and Indu Malhotra after relying on a 2005 judgment of the Supreme Court.

Judgement Available | https://www.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2008/11160/11160_2008_Judgement_07-Mar-2019.pdf

News Published | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/teachers-entitled-to-gratuity-rules-sc/article26461093.ece