Gratuity can be withheld for recovery of dues: Supreme Court - dues for not vacating the official accommodation

Dinesh Divekar
Dear members, A bench headed by Justice Sanjay K Kaul held that there is no prohibition against recovering dues including penal rent -the rent with a penalty for overstaying in official accommodation – from an employee’s gratuity.
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However, the order is for the recovery of the dues for not vacating the official accommodation. The court is silent on the recovery of any other dues.
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