Supreme Court of India

Ahmedabad Pvt. Primary Teachers' Association v. Administrative Officer and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] 1 S.C.R. 470

Bench Shivaraj V. Patil J.

Decided 13 January 2004

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that even. orwplain construction of the words and expression used in definition clause 2( e) of the B Act, 'teachers' who are mainly employed for imparting education are not intended to be covered for extending gratuity benefits under the Act.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Paymenl of Gratuity Act, 1972-Section 2(e)-Benejit of gratuity to teachers under the Act-Entitlement of-Held, not entitled as they are neither skilled, semi-skilled or unskilled nor working in any managerial or administrative capacity-legislature never intended 10 extend the benefit of gratuity to teachers under the Act-Employees' Provident Funds Act, 1952; Sectirm 2(/)-Minimum Wages Act, 1948; Section 2(i)-Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; Section 2(13)-lndustrial Disputes Act, 1947; 2(s). R,espondent No. 2, a teacher filed a petition before High Court claiming the benefit of gratuity under the

Authorities it was built on

1996 Haryana Unrecognised Schools Association v. State of Haryana cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

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2022 Independent Schools’ Federation of India (regd.) v. Union of India and Another referred to
2022 Maniben Maganbhai Bhariya v. District Development Officer Dahod & Ors. referred to
2019 Birla Institute of Technology v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors. referred to
2016 Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Ministry of Law & Ors. referred to
2014 Association of Unified Tele Services Providers & Others v. Union of India referred to
2013 Prabhudas Damodar Kotecha & Ors. v. Manhabala Jeram Damodar & Anr. mentioned
2019 Birla Institute of Technology v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors. not applicable

Of those, 1 relied on · 6 referred to · 1 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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