In Brief
The Court addressed whether service as Gramin Dak Sevaks (part-time village postal workers) could count toward the 10-year minimum service requirement for pension when employees were later promoted to regular postal posts. The Court held that GDS service cannot be added to regular service tenure because it is governed by different rules, is part-time (3-5 hours/day) rather than full-time, and no legal provision authorizes such computation. However, the Court directed authorities to consider relaxing this requirement under Rule 88 of the Pension Rules where marginal shortfalls cause undue hardship, and to protect any pensions already granted.
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