Depriving Employee of Leave Encashment Violates Constitutional Right as It Constitutes Property: Gujarat High Court
In a significant judgment, the Gujarat High Court dismissed the appeal of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and upheld a 2018 Labour Court order directing the Corporation to pay arrears of leave encashment to Sadgunbhai Semulbhai Solanki, a retired employee. The court's ruling emphasized the constitutional right of employees to receive leave encashment as a form of property, akin to salary, and clarified that withholding such benefits violates statutory rights under the…
