Hemchandra Hari Narkhede vs MSEDCL Advocate - Dharmaraj Vinayak Jadhav — 119/2022
Case under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 Section 7. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT on 11th March 2026.
Appln.PGA - Appln PGA
CNR: MHLC120010022022
Filing Number
1002/2022
Filing Date
21-Dec-2022
Registration No
119/2022
Registration Date
29-Dec-2022
Court
Labour Court, Pune.
Judge
1-Judge, 1st Labour Court, Pune.
Decision Date
11-Mar-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--JUDGMENT
Last updated 26-Mar-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.Hemchandra Hari Narkhede
Adv. Akshay Kurapati
Respondent(s)
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1.MSEDCL Advocate - Dharmaraj Vinayak Jadhav
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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11-Mar-2026
Copy of JudgmentView PDF
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11-Mar-2026
Copy of JudgmentView PDF
Summary The First Labour Court, Pune ruled in favor of a retired Executive Engineer and ordered Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. to release Rs. 33,25,860 in gratuity benefits plus accrued interest. The court held that gratuity cannot be withheld merely because a criminal case is pending against the employee; it can only be forfeited under specific circumstances under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, none of which applied here since the applicant retired on superannuation after completing departmental proceedings with only a minor penalty. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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11-Mar-2026
Disposed
Judge, 1st Labour Court, Pune.
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06-Mar-2026
Judgment
Judge, 1st Labour Court, Pune.
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18-Feb-2026
Order Below ExbView PDF
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18-Feb-2026
Admission of Document
Judge, 1st Labour Court, Pune.
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16-Feb-2026
Final Argument
Judge, 1st Labour Court, Pune.
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02-Feb-2026
Final Argument
Judge, 1st Labour Court, Pune.
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09-Jan-2026
Order Below ExbView PDF
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09-Jan-2026
Order Below ExbView PDF
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09-Jan-2026
Further Evi. of Oppt
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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19-Dec-2025
Cross of Opponent
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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12-Nov-2025
Cross of Opponent
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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16-Oct-2025
Evidence of Opponent
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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24-Sep-2025
Evidence of Opponent
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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09-Sep-2025
Evidence of Opponent
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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20-Aug-2025
Copy of EvidenceView PDF
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20-Aug-2025
Further Evidence of Applicant
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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23-Jul-2025
Cross of Applicant
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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04-Jul-2025
Evidence of Applicant
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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16-Jun-2025
Evidence of Applicant
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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15-May-2025
Evidence of Applicant
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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16-Apr-2025
Evidence of Applicant
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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11-Apr-2025
Issues
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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22-Mar-2025
Written Statement
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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17-Mar-2025
Lokadalat
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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07-Mar-2025
Appearance
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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18-Feb-2025
Notice
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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21-Jan-2025
Notice
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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24-Dec-2024
Notice
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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22-Nov-2024
Notice
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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11-Oct-2024
Notice
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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30-Aug-2024
Notice
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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24-Jul-2024
Notice
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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14-Jun-2024
Notice
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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12-Apr-2024
Notice
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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16-Mar-2024
Notice
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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22-Jan-2024
Notice
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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11-Dec-2023
Steps
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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08-Nov-2023
Steps
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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08-Sep-2023
Steps
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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28-Jul-2023
Steps
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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06-Jun-2023
Steps
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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12-Apr-2023
Steps
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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22-Feb-2023
Notice
Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Pune.
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11-Jan-2023
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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21-Dec-2022
Case filed
Registration No. 119/2022
Summary The First Labour Court, Pune ruled in favor of a retired Executive Engineer and ordered Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. to release Rs. 33,25,860 in gratuity benefits plus accrued interest. The court held that gratuity cannot be withheld merely because a criminal case is pending against the employee; it can only be forfeited under specific circumstances under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, none of which applied here since the applicant retired on superannuation after completing departmental proceedings with only a minor penalty. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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