2026 LLR WEB 1180 (TELANGANA HIGH COURT)
Retrospective amendment to the definition of "employee" under Section 2(e) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 brought teachers within its purview with effect from 03.04.1997, rendering the earlier judicial exclusion of teachers inapplicable.

GRATUITY - Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 - Section 2(e) - Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2009 - Definition of "Employee" - Retrospective Amendment - Teachers - Writ petition by an educational institution challenging an order of the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, directing payment of gratuity to a retired teacher, on the ground that teachers stood excluded from the definition of "employee" and that any such claim ought to have been agitated before the competent educational authority rather than under the Payment of Gratuity Act... subscribe to read more..