Prudeta
Prudeta
2026 INSC 612
📌 Paras 3-9
The appellants, former casual labourers (Night Guards) in the Department of Posts, or their legal representatives, had rendered long and continuous service for several decades. They were conferred 'temporary status' in 1992 under the Casual Labourers (Grant of Temporary Status and Regularisation) Scheme, 1991. Subsequent departmental communications treated them at par with temporary Group 'D' employees, entitling them to certain benefits, including consideration of service for pension and terminal benefits upon regularization.
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Whether a casual labourer conferred with temporary status is entitled to pensionary benefits upon superannuation in the absence of formal regularization, considering the provisions of the
The bench further analyzed the constitutional validity of the impugned provisions and discussed the interpretation of Articles 14 and 21 in light of recent precedents...
Citing the ratio in prior decisions, the court held that the legislative intent was to ensure...
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