Kerala State Cashew Dev.Corp.Ltd.& Anr vs N.Asokan

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order directing the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Ltd. to pay interest on delayed gratuity under Section 7(3A) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The Court clarified that since no permission was obtained from the Controlling Authority for the delay, the employer is liable to pay interest from the date gratuity became payable. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision, and the Corporation was granted six weeks to comply with the interest payment.