SUPREME COURT OF INDIA – A GOVERNMENT SERVANT CANNOT APPROACH CONSUMER FORUM FOR RETIRAL BENIFITS

Supreme Court of India Date of Judgement: 11.07.2013 A government servant can raise any dispute regarding his service conditions or for payment of gratuity or GPF or any of his retiral benefits before any of the Forum under the Act. The government servant does not fall under the definition of a “consumer” as defined under Section 2(1)(d)(ii) of the Act. Such...