The Bombay High Court, in a judgment delivered by Justice M. S. Jawalkar, held that the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 applies to Zilla Parishad (district council) employees unless they are expressly exempted under Section 5. The case involved Mr.

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A key witness in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case has raised serious concerns over his security, informing the court that the number of guards assigned to him has been drastically reduced—from 32 to just 1. The witness, who had

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