Gramin Dak Sewak Is Not An 'Employee' Under Payment Of Gratuity Act: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that a Gramin Dak Sewak is not an "employee" under the Payment of Gratuity Act. The bench comprising Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Indu Malhotra in Sr. Superintendent of Post Offices vs. Gursewak Singh observed that Gramin Dak Sewaks are engaged as Extra Departmental Agents, a post governed by the 2011 Rules, which have a separate provision...