Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 387 · Decided 15 March 2019
SR. Superintendent of Post Offices v. Gursewak Singh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 387 · [2019] 2 S.C.R. 1025
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3150/2019
- Decided
- 15 March 2019
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, INDU MALHOTRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: ss. 4(1) and 2(e) - Gramin Dak Sewak - Payment of gratuity under the 1972 Act - Entitlement of - Held: Gramin Dak Sewak- respondent No. 1 not entitled to payment of gratuity - s. 2(e) defining term 'employee' specifically providing for payment of Gratuity - Gramin Dak Sewaks are engaged as Extra Departmental Agents, a post governed by the Gramin Dak Sewak Rules, 2011, having a separate provision for payment of Gratuity to the Extra Departmental Agents - Thus, Gramin Dak Sewak is not an
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