Dear Korgaonkarji,
I too feel happy to have this nice opportunity to interact with you once again. About the issue of completion of continuous service of 5 years by an employee under the same employer in order to become eligible for gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act,1972, still I stick to my stand elaborately explained in the thread against the arguments advanced by our learned friend Advocate Mr.Kamal Kanth Tyagi. About the binding nature of the judgment of a particular High Court on all other States, I do not differ from your view point. However, since High Courts and the Supreme Court of India are undoubtedly the repositories of the wisdom of interpretation of our Laws in favour of the social and economic justice of the weaker class of the partners of production, I am of the view that in the absence of contrary judgments by a larger bench of any other High Court or the Supreme Court on a particular contentious issue, we can abide by the decision of any High Court that advances the welfare of labour. Thank you.