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Karnataka High Court Clarifies Five-Year Service Requirement for Gratuity
The Karnataka High Court, in Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. v. Nandeesh H.V., held that an employee who resigned after completing only 4 years, 9 months and 12 days was not entitled to gratuity under Section 4 of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Since the employee had not completed the mandatory five years of continuous service and no statutory exception applied, the Court quashed the gratuity orders passed by the Controlling and Appellate Authoritie