In Brief
The Supreme Court addressed multiple appeals by Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) and postal employees seeking pension benefits. The Court held that service rendered as GDS cannot be credited towards regular qualifying service for pension without express statutory provision. However, the Court mandated that authorities must consider each case for discretionary relaxation of mandatory service requirements under Rule 88 of the 1972 Rules if the statutory conditions are satisfied, and such relaxation cannot be refused merely because of the large number of affected employees.
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