Supreme Court set aside DCDRC order directing Kshatriya Shri Gandhi Ashram to pay former employee gratuity and PF.
Court also overturned High Court judgment that had dismissed the society’s writ petition challenging jurisdiction.
The former employee, Kunj Bihari Chaube, was deemed not a consumer, rendering DCDRC lacking jurisdiction.
Respondent may pursue other legal remedies, with time taken excluded from limitation period calculation.