Commentaries on Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

Gratuity has become a major source of dispute between employers and employees. The book addresses complex issues like forfeiture, entitlement (on completion of service) and withholding, all shaped by evolving judicial interpretation.

This book authored by Kharbanda & Kharbanda is a comprehensive commentary on the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972-one of India's key labour laws-detailing its provisions, scope, and legislative intent.

Key Features:

• A detailed section-wise commentary based on legislative text and rule insertions.
• Extensive case law analysis-covering interpretations, precedent and statutory disputes.
• Coverage of contentious areas like continuous service, insurance, nomination, computation, recovery, penalties and exemptions.
• Inclusion of Payment of Gratuity (Central) Rules spanning amendments up to 2024.
• Updated with Supreme Court and High Court judgments, including cases reported up to September 2024.

This book is especially valuable for employers, employees, trade unions, lawyers, industrial tribunals, labour courts and practitioners of labour law.