2026 LLR WEB 1151 (PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT)
Attribution of employment to a person whose name is omitted from the attendance register, but is otherwise established on record, is to be reckoned while computing the requisite strength of employees for coverage under the Payment of Gratuity Act.

GRATUITY - Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 - Coverage of establishment - Minimum number of employees - Proof of employment de hors attendance register - Computation of wages - Scope of writ jurisdiction over concurrent findings of fact - Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 - An employer-firm impugning orders of the Controlling Authority and the Appellate Authority under the Act, whereby the legal heirs of a deceased employee were held entitled to gratuity - Held, the requisite number of employees for coverage under the Act stands satisfied where,... subscribe to read more..