M/S Aplab Ltd vs Anil Vaman Nemade

ik-151944966 Bombay High Court 7 March 2026 • WRIT PETITION NO. 2875 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 2888 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 2879 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 2878 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 2889 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 2881 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 2887 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 2884 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 2885 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 4113 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 4947 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 4114 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 4925 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 4944 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 5062 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 4116 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 4941 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 4926 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 5072 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 5052 OF 2025 • 25 min read

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Case Significance

M/S Aplab Ltd vs Anil Vaman Nemade is a Bombay High Court decision dated March 7, 2026 (citation: ik-151944966). Twenty connected writ petitions by former Aplab Ltd employees challenging gratuity computation by the Controlling Authority and Appellate Authority. The key issues were whether gratuity should be computed at 26 days per year for officers and whether special allowance constitutes dearness allowance under Section 2(s) of the Payment of Gratuity Act. The orders were affirmed but the matter was remitted to the Appellate Authority for fresh consideration on these specific questions, with direction The case was heard by Justice Amit Borkar.

Summary

Twenty connected writ petitions by former Aplab Ltd employees challenging gratuity computation by the Controlling Authority and Appellate Authority. The key issues were whether gratuity should be computed at 26 days per year for officers and whether special allowance constitutes dearness allowance under Section 2(s) of the Payment of Gratuity Act. The orders were affirmed but the matter was remitted to the Appellate Authority for fresh consideration on these specific questions, with directions to adjust amounts already deposited.

What was the outcome of M/S Aplab Ltd vs Anil Vaman Nemade?

Twenty connected writ petitions by former Aplab Ltd employees challenging gratuity computation by the Controlling Authority and Appellate Authority. The key issues were whether gratuity should be comp...

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