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1 - 10 of 29 (0.40 seconds)Section 2 in THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972 [Entire Act]
Section 5 in THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972 [Entire Act]
The Societies Registration Act, 1860
Section 4 in THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972 [Entire Act]
Bihar Shops & Establishments Act, 1953
Unni Krishnan, J.P. And Ors. Etc. Etc vs State Of Andhra Pradesh And Ors. Etc. Etc on 4 February, 1993
13. In our opinion, if the construction of definition of the word 'employee' was required to be made with reference to the scheme of the object of the Act, it cannot be gainsaid that the object of the Act is to provide for a scheme for the payment of gratuity to certain categories of employees engaged in certain specified types of concerns. The gratuity is, in its essence, a payment in consideration of past services paid only at the end of the said service when the employment terminates. The definition of 'employees' is wide enough to include a teacher indulging in teaching activities in an Educational Institute which in our view would be clearly covered by the definition of establishment. An effort was made by Mr. Bukhari by relying on the decision of the Supreme Court in the matter of Unni Kdshnan v. State of Andhra Pradesh, , to buttress his submission that educational activity was neither a business, trade or profession.The Supreme Court in the case of Unni Krishnan while dealing with inter alia the question of capitation fees held :