Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab v. Labour Court, Jullundur & Ors

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Bench V.R. Krishna Iyer and R.S. Pathak JJ.
Decided 16 October 1979

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Accordingly, we are of opinion that the Payment of Gratuity Act applies to an establishment in which any· work relating to lhc construction , development or maintenance of buildings, • PUNJAB v.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972—S. 1(3)(b)—Scope of—A Government project whether an "Industrial Establishment". Retrenched workers—If entitled to gratuity—"Retrenchment"—Meaning of. Act, a self-contained Code—Application for gratuity—If would lie under s. 33-C(2) of Industrial Disputes Act. The respondents, who were the employees of the Hydel Department of the Government of Punjab, were retrenched on the completion of the work assigned to them.…

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