Supreme Court Allows Pension to Casual Labourers with Temporary Status in Department of Posts — Holds That Denial of Pensionary Benefits to Employees Who Rendered Decades of Service Is Arbitrary and Violative of Social Justice Principles. The Court ruled that temporary status casual labourers treated at par with temporary Group D employees are entitled to pension under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, and regularisation is not a precondition....
The case involves three appeals by former casual labourers (Night Guards) of the Department of Posts, or their legal representatives, who challenged the denial of pensionary benefits. The appellants, ...
