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On 9 September 2026, a Supreme Court Bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Manmohan allowed a batch of appeals by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (“ONGC”) and set aside a Bombay High Court judgment that had fastened liability for gratuity on ONGC in respect of workers engaged through contractors in M/s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd v. Suryakand D. Lad.

The legislation is principally based on the guidelines set out by the Supreme Court of India in a landmark judgment in 1997.