Gratuity Relief to Dismissed Bank Officer’s Widow Upheld: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has upheld the gratuity rights of the widow of a dismissed bank officer and ruled that gratuity cannot be forfeited unless the mandatory conditions mentioned under the Payment Of Gratuity Act, 1972 are fully satisfied. The Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal dismissed the writ appeal filed by Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank and confirmed the earlier order directing release…