Supreme Court to decide whether Gratuity can be withheld.

The supreme Court will lay down the law on whether an employee can withhold gratuity of an employee after retirement if  a departmental proceeding  is pending against him.( Chairman cum MD of Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd challenging a HC Order restraining him from withholding the gratuity of an employee, saying the question of imposing penalty of removal or dismissal from service would not arise after the retirement.

(Orissa Post 7/11/2013)