Short title and Commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Maharshi Dayanand University Act, 1975. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint. ii) In the event of death of an employee while in service the gratuity shall be payable to the nominee(s) or legal heir (s) as the case may be, of the deceased to the extent it is admissible subject to the minimum of 12 times of the emoluments drawn by the employee, at the time of his death, except in cases in which death occurs in first year of service where the gratuity shall be equal to two months emoluments and in cases in which death occurs before completing five years qualifying service where the gratuity shall be equal to six months emoluments]. Explanation : i) "Continuous Service" means uninterrupted service and includes service which is interrupted by sickness, accident, leave or cessation of work not due to any fault of the employee concerned. For the purpose of this rule that past service rendered in other Universities if there is nobreak in his service, except for the admissible transit time to join the new post in this University, shall also be counted for the purpose of computing the gratuity payable, only if such an employee does not get the benefit of gratuity from his previous employer(s) and he has rendered continuous service in this University at least for 12 years. Provided that if any employee has got the benefit or gratuity from any of his previous employer(s) such period shall be excluded while computing the total gratuity payable to such an employee. ii) 'Emoluments' means emoluments which are earned by an employee while on duty or on leave in accordance with the terms and conditions of the his employment and which are paid or are payable to him in cash and include DA/Additional DA but does not include house rent allowance, over-time and city compensatory allowance. iii) 'Disablement' means such disablement as incapacitates an employee for the work which he was capable or performing before the accident or disease resulting in such disablement.