All cases under the Payment

Hoshiarpur/July 22 /Daljeet Ajnoha : It is settled law that gratuity is not a bounty but a right of an employee to be granted by the employer. Therefore, in order to ensure swift disposal of cases under the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 pending in the court of ALC for more than 2 years, concerted efforts were made and cases were heard in fast track mode. Accordingly, all cases under the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 pending for more than 2 years have been disposed off. Assistant Labour Commissioner Hoshiarpur Mr. Jashandeep Singh Kang said that a total of 158 gratuity cases, some as old as 2009, have been disposed of in the last 5 months. Apart from this, 64 cases under the Minimum Wages Act 1948, 40 cases under the Payment of Wages Act 1936, and 14 cases under the Employee Compensation Act 1923 have been disposed off in the last 5 months. In the interest of justice, now cases pending for more than 2 years under the Employee Compensation Act 1923 shall be dealt with in fast track mode.