Gratuity on 4 year 278 days

have you been paid till 4 1/2 (+) years.

You may submit FormI under proper acknowledgment and approach Controlling Authority of Gratuity, if required.

You have worked for more than 240 days in 5th year.

This position has been discussed in detail in many threads and that employees that sustain .......they succeed.....

e.g.:

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/Clarity-between-gratuity-eligibility-service-5-or-4-8-yrs--28768.asp

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/Gratuity-eligibility-5-years-or-4-years-240-days-111887.asp

You may go thru: Payment of Gratuity Act 1972: Sec;2A,4,7,9

https://labour.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/ActsandRules/SocitySecurity/ThePaymentofGratuityAct1972.pdf

The Sec;9 provides for penalty Rs.20000/, punishment with jail time to ‘ANYONE’ that contravenes the provisions of the Act and avoids to pay Gratuity…….

There are many recent judgments that have explained the eligibility if employee has worked for 190/240 days as per Sec:2A

Jharkhand High Court

Ms Mmtc Mica Division Minerals And ... vs Sri Sajjan Kumar Bhudolia And Ors on 22 April, 2014

https://indiankanoon.org/doc/92838295/

11. As per Section 2(c), "continuous service" means continuous service as defined in Section 2-A. Under sub-clause (1) of section 2-A of the Act, a person shall be said to be in continuous service if he has been in uninterrupted service. The gist of sub-clause (1) is that if he was "an employee" the interruptions created by sickness, accident, leave, absence from duty without leave, lay-off, strike or lock-out or cessation of work not due to any fault of the employee are not to be treated as creating any interruptions. Sub-clause(2) deals with a different situation where the employment is not continuous as specified in section 2-A(1), but there are interruptions. According to Section 2-A(2)(a)(ii), if an employee renders continuous service for a period of 240 days in a year he will be deemed to have continued in service for one year. This deeming provision contained in Section 2-A must be applied interpreting the period of five years mentioned in Section 4(1).