Supreme Court of India

Sr. Superintendent of Post Offices v. Gursewak Singh & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 2 S.C.R. 1025
Bench Uday Umesh Lalit and Indu Malhotra JJ.
Decided 15 March 2019

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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 Da k Sewak- respondent No. 1 not entitled to payment of gratuity – s. 2(e) defining term ‘employee’ specifically excludes persons who are gov erned by any Act, or Rules providing for payment of Gratuity – Gr amin Dak Sewaks are engaged as Extra Departmental Agents, a post g overned by the Gramin Dak Sewak Rules, 2011, having a separate provi sion for payment of Gratuity to the Extra Departmental Agents – Thus, Gramin Dak Sewak is not an “employee” under

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