Delayed Gratuity Payment Beyond One Month of Retirement Attracts 10% Interest: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling reinforcing employee welfare protections, the Bombay High Court, on 28 March 2025, directed Nowrosjee Wadia College, managed by the Modern Education Society, to release gratuity with 10% interest to retired professor Dr. Chetana Rajput, after finding that her retirement benefits were unjustifiably delayed. A division bench comprising Justices Ravindra V. Ghuge and Ashwin D. Bhobe held that under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, gratuity must…
