Supreme Court of India

Secretary, O.N.G.C. Ltd. and Anr. v. V.U. Warrier

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Reported as [2005] 3 S.C.R. 696
Bench Ruma Pal and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 20 April 2005

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the appeals deserve to be allowed and are G accordingly allowed.

Judgment, page 16

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Service Law : Gratuity-Withholding of-Respondent-officer unauthorizedly occupied residential quarter allotted to him even after his retirement-Penal charges payable by him for such unauthorized occupation-Appel/ant-employer deducted amount towards such charges from gratuity payable to respondent­ emp/oyee-Validity of-Held, valid--Jn exercise of Regulation 5 of the 1969 Regulations, Appellant could recover its dues from any officer without his consent from gratuity-In the facts and circumstances, the action cannot be said to be arbitrary, unlawful or unreasonable-High Court e"ed in interfering

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