Supreme Court of India

BHIKHANI DEVI AND ETC. versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

2026 INSC 612

Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 8354/2026
Judgment date
2026-06-01
Petitioner / appellant
BHIKHANI DEVI AND ETC.
Respondent
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 612
Other citation
[2026] 7 S.C.R. 142
CNR
ESCR010001932026
Bench / judges
SANJAY KAROL, AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH
Author judge
AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Whether temporary status casual labourer, in the absence of a formal order of regularisation, would be entitled to pensionary benefits on superannuation or not.

Headnote excerpt

CCS (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965 – r.10(1-B) – CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 labourer, if entitled to pensionary benefits in absence of regularization – Appellants are either former employees or legal representatives of employees who had rendered long, continuous, and uninterrupted service under the Department of Posts as casual labourers (Night Guards) spanning

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