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M/S.Lourdes Hospital vs Dr.Abraham Mathew on 30 March, 2006

5. The learned counsel for the 1st respondent, however, would contend that the Gratuity Act is a welfare legislation intended at giving compensation to the employees on termination of the employment based on minimum qualifying service and such WP(C).No.4300 of 2010-J - 5 - welfare legislation ought to be interpreted widely and liberally with the purpose intended by the legislature, regulating the interpretative exercise. The learned counsel would contend that; the fact that an exemption notification was issued, that too for two years starting from 29.10.2005, indicates that the hospitals were covered under the Shops Act. The entitlement for gratuity, according to the learned counsel for the 1st respondent, cannot be denied on a mere exemption being granted to hospitals, that too limited for a particular period when the major chunk of the claim is related to the period when there was no exemption. The learned counsel would also rely on a Division Bench decision of this Court reported in Noorul Islam Educational Trust v. Asst. Labour Officer [2008 (1) KLT 473].
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K.Balasubramaniyan vs The Registrar on 26 August, 2025

16. In the light of the above, the writ petition is dismissed. However, taking into consideration, the long length of service rendered by the petitioner in the respondent University and the recent decision of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of “Dharam Singh and others -vs- State of Uttar Page No.13 of 20 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 06/10/2025 02:09:24 pm ) W.P.(MD) No.25918 of 2019 Pradesh and another” reported in 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1735, this court is inclined to issue certain directions. The Hon'ble Apex Court in the said decision held as under:-
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