(Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha, JJ.)
Ram Naresh Singh __________________________________ Appellant;
v.
Bokaro Steel Ltd. and Others _____________________ Respondent(s).
Civil Appeal No. 4740 of 2017 [Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 30325/2014], decided on March 31, 2017
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. Leave granted.
2. We have heard the learned counsels for the parties.
3. We are of the view that in the facts of the case the High Court1 was not justified in sustaining the action of the respondent – Bokaro Steel Limited in retaining the amount of Rs. 2,06,000/- due to the appellant on account of gratuity. The respondents shall release the said amount to the appellant forthwith along with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of retention of the amount till the date of actual payment. However, it will be open for the respondents to charge normal rent (i.e. Rs. 88/- per month) of the quarter/premises in question for the period for which the appellant was in occupation after his superannuation.
4. The appeal is disposed of in the above terms.
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1 Bokaro Steel Ltd. v. Ram Naresh Singh, 2014 SCC OnLine Jhar 163 : (2014) 141 FLR 470
