#casual labourers

The Supreme Court ruled that casual labourers conferred temporary status for over a decade under the CCS (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965, are entitled to pensionary benefits regardless of formal regularisation. This judgment reinforces the constitutional right to social security for long-serving temporary workers, impacting thousands of similarly placed employees in government departments.

Madras High Court rules that casual labourers working full-time for over 20 years in the postal department are entitled to the minimum pay scale and allowances of regular employees, reinforcing the constitutional mandate of equal pay for equal work under Article 14. The judgment impacts thousands of long-term casual workers denied parity despite performing identical duties.