2009/07/22

22-07-2009 /COURT CASE /PERSONAL UP GRADATION /FR .22 .1(A ) 1

The chandi gadh contempt court case posted to 12th August2009. Our Association seriously trying (pursuing) for One time meassure personal up gradation/ Implimentation of FR 22. 1 (a) 1 for all OFFICIATING Jto's . Our Association Thanks to all who are suporting /pursuing our ishue ........In any Department There are some promotion channel for department candidates,As per experince /qualification as per Relevent Reqruitment Rules.In the case of Our cader ie MASTHRI/MECHANIC/TECHNICIAN/TELECOM TECHNICAL ASISTANT ,Entry qualification 8th to diploma.Now many of the DE,s...SDE's are promoted from Tech/TTA They are giving their services to the departmen. It does't mean that they are not capable for that post ,Some of our cader members distaping/ Scutling our promotion eventho they will not get benifited due to this hudels, the bOYS For getting their parents ,What you want you can demand but dont say that you are not capable or not eligible or not qualifide. Dont forget that THAJ MAHAL built By SHAJAHAN (SHAJAHAN NE TAJMAHAL KO BANVAYA HAI BANAYE NAHI MIND) Even in th resent inter duced CDR /CLARITY Interduced in hyderabad andhra pradesh Telecom mechanic/Jto's (o) are doing excelent job inthe new technology ,,,Udan/ Vijay.ect .The tamilnadu member and coordinators met some important leaders/representatives on21/07/2009 at CHANNI. Today imprtant members met for ONE TIME MEASSURE PERSONAL UP GRADITION /////22/07/2009 AT NEW DELHI AT 15.30. hrs.Once again This association Thanks to all well wishers of JTO(O)Association BSNL INDIA.........N.KABEERDAS

2009/07/16

16-07-2009

ONE OF THE CAT JUDGEMENT IN FAVOUR OF US FROM EARNAKULAM

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

ERNAKULAM BENCH



T.A. NO. 11/2008



Wednesday, this the 27th day of May, 2009.



C OR A M :

HON'BLE MR. GEORGE PARACKEN, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HON'BLE MRS. K. NOORJEHAN, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER



P.V. Babu

Telecom Technical Assistant

RLV Exchange, Alappuzha. ..Applicant



By Advocates Mr. G. Sasidharan Chempazhanthiyil &

Mr Vishnu S. Champazhanthiyil



Vs.



1 The Chief General Manager

BSNL, Kerala Circle,

Thiruvananthapuram.



2 The Director General

Telecom Department

New Delhi.



3 The Chairman

BSNL

New Delhi.



4 Union of India represented by

the Secretary to Government

Ministry of Communications,

New Delhi.



5 N.J. Peethambaran

Telecom Technical Assistant

Telephone Exchange,

Pallikathode, Kottayam .. Respondents.



By Advocate Mr. Mathews K Philip, for R 1-3

Advocate Mr. TCG Swamy for R-5



The Application having been heard on 29.4.2009 the Tribunal delivered

the following :



O R D E R

HON'BLE MRS. K. NOORJEHAN, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER



This application is filed by the applicant aggrieved by the action

of the respondents in filling up the vacancies of JTO during 2003-04 under

the old 1996 Recruitment Rules.



2. The short facts are as follows. The applicant belonging to S.C

community was appointed as Technician under the 1st respondent w.e.f.

25.1.1993, promoted as Telecom Technical Assistant w.e.f. 28.9.1996.

All the promotion quota vacancies of JTO before 31.8.1999 were filled up in

accordance with the old Rules except vacancies reserved for SC/ST. As

per the JTO Recruitment Rules 1999, which came into effect w.e.f.

31.8.1999, 50% promotion quota is filled up (i) 35% through screening

test from specified categories possessing Degree of Engineering or in

Science with Physics and Chemistry or Diploma in certain subjects in

Engineering with 10 years regular service in a Group-C post and (ii) 15%

through competitive examination from candidates other than

PI/AEA/WO/TA /TTA/Sr. TOA with plus two and Diploma in Engineering on

specified subjects. In order to fill up the backlog vacancies remaining in

the 35% quota, a screening test was conducted on 30.4.2000. Even

though there was no vacancy for general category candidates in 35% quota

upto 31.8.1999, the 1st respondent permitted general category candidates

to appear in the qualifying test. The 5th respondent is one of the candidates

who qualified in the qualifying test conducted on 30.4.2000. It is

apprehended that the respondents are going to depute the candidates who

qualified under the 35% departmetnal quota (Ext. P-11) for training which

will cause irreparable injury to the applicant and others like him. The

applicant filed this Application on the grounds that there was no vacancy

notified under the general category, the examination on 30.4.2000 was

conducted without inviting application from general category candidates,

the general category candidates who qualified in the test conducted on

31.4.2000 are not eligible to appear in the test for want of educational

qualifications and the applicant and other similarly situated persons have a

right to participate in the examination. Hence he filed this O.A. for a

declaration that the candidates who qualified in the 35% qualifying quota of

1996 Recruitment Rules are not eligible to be appointed to the JTO

vacancies of 2003-04, to conduct a fresh examination under the

appropriate Recruitment Rules and to comply with the reservation rules

before filling up the vacancies.



3. Per contra, the respondents submitted that though the notification

for the screening test was issued on 10.11.1998 as per the 1996

Recruitment Rules, but due to some administrative reasons it was

postponed thrice and finally held on 30.4.2000. They submitted that the

vacancies upto 31.8.1999 were only notified and 41 vacancies for SC, 25

vacancies for ST were reserved. However, OC candidates were also

permitted to appear for the test on the condition that their selectiion will be

provisional and subject to availability of vacancies arising on the outcome

of the decision of various pending court cases. Out of the 621 candidates

qualified, 20 belonged to SC and none to ST. All the 20 SC qualified

candidates were promoted as JTO after training. As a number of posts

remained unfilled due to non-availability of sufficient number of qualified

hands and that large number of qualified candidates were in queue

waiting for their turn for training and posting, the BSNL took an

administrative decision to divert each year 500 vacant posts of JTOs from

direct recruitment quota upto 31.8.1999 to 35% departmental quota on all

India basis. All these posts were sanctioned exclusively for giving

promotion to the qualified candidates in the screening test held on

30.4.2000. The applicant appeared for the screening test held on

30.4.2000 but could not qualify. He along with other failed candidates

filed WA NO. 17292/03 before the High Court to review the results

applying relaxed standard which is still pending. There was no qualified

SC/ST candidate waiting for appointment and that the vacancies

earmarked for SC/ST are still lying vacant.



4 The applicant filed rejoinder reiterating that the new Rules came

into force w.e.f. 1.9.1999 and that the diversion of vacancies is against the

Recruitment Rules. The applicant submitted that filling up of the diverted

vacancies of 2003-04 with those not having the minimum educational

qualification without conducting fresh examination is violative of Articles 14

and 16 of the Constitution.



5 We have heard the learned counsel for the parties at length and

gone through the pleadings carefully.



6 The thrust of the argument of the learned counsel of the applicant

is that, had the examination held on 30.4.2000 was conducted in

accordance with the new Recruitment Rules of 1999, the reservation rules

are followed and had the applicant and similarly situated candidates been

given another opportunity to appear in the examination, the applicant

would have got a chance of qualifying the screening test.



7 The sum and substance of the argument of the learned counsel of

the respondents is that the notification was published on 10.11.1998 for the

vacancies from 1995 to 1998 before the new Recruitment Rules 1999

came into force but the examination could be held only on 30.4.2000

because of administrative reasons and that 21 SC and 25 ST posts are

lying vacant for want of qualified candidates, the applicant participated in

the screening test held on 30.4.2000 but did not qualify and that as large

number of qualified hands are remaining in queue waiting for their turn for

training the BSNL took a policy decision to divert each year 500 posts per

year for three years from direct recruitment quota vacancies to 35%

departmetnal quota on all India basis.



8. We notice that the question of diversion of direct recruitment

quota vacancies to 35% promotion quota has been challenged in various

courts/tribunals and that all the appointments have been made

provisionally subject to the outcome of decisions of the cases. It is also

brought to our notice that employees who are otherwise eligible to be

considered for promotion in the 15% promotion quota available to

departmental competitive examination quota have challenged the decision

of the BSNL to make available the entire diverted vacancies to one set of

departmental candidates only ie. 35% promotion quota, as arbitrary and

violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Writ Petition No.

1956/2006 which was filed with a prayer to consider the petitioners for the

vacancies which had arisen after 31.8.1999 under the 15% departmental

competitive examination quota was disposed of by the High Court of Kerala

in February, 2008 directing the respondents to consider the case of the

petitioners therein against the vacancies which had arisen subsequent to

31.8.1999 in accordance with law and in accordance with Rules which were

prevailing on the date of occurrence of the vacancies. During argument,

the learned counsel for the respondents submitted that in view of the

decision of the High Court of Haryana and Punjab in CWP No. 5608/2007

the BSNL re-considered the matter and decided to do away with diversion

of vacancies under the 50% direct recruitment quota to 35% promotion

quota and the direct recruitment quota posts already stood re-diverted to

direct recruitment quota and that as a special measure decided to adjust

those officials who have already been promoted against the above said

diverted posts in supernumerary posts and would be kept as a separate

group and will not be a part of the regular sanctioned strength of JTOs.

Therefore, promotional aspects of those officials who are eligible for

consideration under the Recruitment Rules of JTO 2001 are not diminished

in any manner. The whole matter is now pending before the Apex Court

in SLP.



9. In this view of the matter, we record the submission of the learned

counsel for the respondents at the bar that as things stand now, the

challenge against filling up of vacancies diverted from direct recruitment

quota will not survive. The promotional aspects of those officials who are

eligible for consideration under the new Recruitment Rules will not be

affected adversely. In the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of

the view that nothing survives in this application. Accordingly we close

the TA. No costs.



Dated 27th May, 2009



K. NOORJEHAN GEORGE PARACKEN

ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER

2009/07/15

15-07-09(2)

We hope that The kerela court verdict i.e fixation of pay in 9850-14600 under FR 22 (1) a (1) without any restriction under FR (35) to officiating JTOs, on finding that the officials fulfill all the eligibility criteria for promotion as JTO as per relevant recruitment rule should be implemented to all over India and that our association will leave no stone unturned to make this possible.

The promotion policy in DOT/DTS/BSNL is as follows
Mechanic--->Technician--->TTA--->JTO.

The JTO(O) has always and will abide by the promotional avenue.We never went against the rules,the only thing is that we want our designation which is perfectly legal and true.The saddest part is that we had been promoted from TTA designation, but now they(SNATTA) have turned against us.In these circumstances they(TTA's) are forgetting their promotion policy as per service condition and are simply filing cases which do not yield anything and also do not benefit them.


The JTO(O) association BSNL India is very much grateful to all those who are supporting us.

The Karnataka State convention will be held in Bengaluru shortly.


The West Bengal State convention will be held in Kolkata shortly.


The Tamil NAdu state convention will be held in Chennnai/Coimbatore/Madurai
shortly.

15-07-2009


The JTO(O) association BSNL India is very much thankful to TEPU G.S and other representatives who met Hon'ble Minister of communication & IT Shri A.Raja.

Kerela court case complete details

COURT II– 15.07.09
1 DAILY CAUSE LIST
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
ERNAKULAM BENCH
TO BE HEARD ON WE DNESDAY, THE 15
DAY OF JULY, 2009
th
FROM 10.45 A.M. TO 1.00 PM AND FROM 2.00 PM TO 5.00 PM
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HON'BLE Ms.K. NOORJEHAN .. ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER
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FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDERS
(Under Rule 106 (a) of C.A .T Rules of Practice 1993)
On behalf of the Bench
HON'BLE Mr.GEORGE PARACKEN .. JUDICIAL MEMBER
AND
HON'BLE Ms. K. NOORJEHAN .. ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER
1. OA 1311/99 V.K.Aravindakshan Mr.M.R.Hariraj
Vs.
M/o Agriculture & 3 ors. Mr.A.D.Raveendra Prasad,ACGSC
2. OA 167/08 A.P.Pushkarakshan Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Vs.
S.Railway & 3 ors. Mr.Thomas Mathew Nellimoottil
3. OA 205/08 K.Mohanan Mr.Sreekumar G.Chelur
Vs.
Director of Postal Services & Ors Mr.P.A.Aziz, ACGSC
4. OA 311/08 Jaya Kumar.R Mr.O.V.Radhakrishnan,Sr.
Vs. Mrs.K.Radhamani Amma
D/o Posts & 3 or s. Mr.George Joseph,ACGSC
5. OA 416/08 M.B.Sasidharan Nair Mr.M.P.Varkey
Vs
M/o Railways & ors Mr.Thomas Mathew Nellimooottil
6. TA 69/08 Salim Babu P.K Mr.K.A.Manzoor Ali
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 3 ors. Mr.T.C.Krishna
4/4

COURT II– 15.07.09
2 DAILY CAUSE LIST
TA 84/08
7.
M.V.Salilakumar & 19 ors. Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 3 ors. Mr.Mathews K.Philip
with
8.. TA 85/08 Vamanan.C & 8 ors. Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 2 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
with
9 . TA 86/08 Jyothiprasadan & 11 ors. Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 2 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
with
10 . TA 87/08 Michel P.M & 10 ors. Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 2 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
with
11 . TA 88/08 A.Harikumaran Nair & 4 or s. Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 2 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
with
12 . TA 89/08 S.Suseelan Pillai & 10 ors. Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 3 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
with
13 . TA 90/08 Sunil Kumar.V & 11 ors. Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 2 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
with
14 . TA 91/08 P.K.Antony & 31 ors. Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 3 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
with
15 . TA 92/08 Mohamm ed Abdurahiman Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
& 12 ors.
B.S.N.L & 2 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
with
16. TA 93/08 R.Rameswan & 16 ors. Mr.V.Sajithkumar
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 2 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
with
17 . TA 94/08 N.A.Aboobacker & 10 ors. Mr.P.Chandrasekhar
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 2 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
with
18 . TA 95/08 Paulin Medona.M & 14 ors. Mr.V.Sajith Kumar
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 2 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
with
19 . TA 96/08 A.V.Baby & 15 ors. Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 2 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
with
20 . TA 97/08 M.S.Vijayakumar an & 4 ors. Mr.P.Sreekumar
Vs.
B.S.N.L & 2 ors. Mr.Mathews K Philip
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4/4

COURT II– 15.07.09
3 DAILY CAUSE LIST
FRESH ADMISSION
1. OA 467/09 Samath Sahib Mr.G.Sukumara Menon
Vs
Medical reimbursmt
Administrator, UTL & anr.
2. OA 468/09 E.Vijaya Raghavan Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Vs
Pensionary Benefits
M/o Finance & ors
3. OA 470/09 C.Mani & 2 ors Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Absorption/C.L Vs
GM, S.Railway & ors
MA 555/09 (Joint Application)
FOR ADMISSION
4. OA 85/09 Kumari R Baby Mr.Rajeev Koyickal
Vs.
Leave
UOI r/by Secy.,M/o I&B & 3 or s. Mr.M.M.Saidu Muhammed, ACGSC
MA 556/09 (Accept Addl. Reply)
5. OA 220/09 K.Sasidharan Pillai Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
Vs
Retirement gratuity
GM, S.W. Railway & ors Mr.Thomas Mathew Nellimooottil
6. OA 336/09 T.V.Muralidharan Mr.T.C.Suresh Menon
Vs
Leave
Sr.DPO, S.Railway Mr.Thomas Mathew Nellimooottil
FOR DISPOSAL
7. OA 10/09 Divyadas.P Mr.N.J.Johnson
Vs.
Comp.Appointment
B.S.N.L & anr. Mr.Sunil Jose
8. OA 67/09 Mohamm ed Shaffi S.H Mr.M.V.Thamban
Vs.
Transfer
L'dweep Admn. & 3 ors. Mr.S.Radhakrishnan (R1-3)
9. OA 81/09 N.P.Nair Mr.T.N.Sukumaran
Vs.
Pension
UOI r/by G.M, Rly Electrification Mr.K.M.Anthru
& 2 ors.
4/4

COURT II– 15.07.09
4 DAILY CAUSE LIST
10.
OA 268/09 M.V.Damodaran Mr. C.S.G. Nair
(Transfer) Vs.
Mr.TPM Ibrahim Khan, SCGSC
Sr.Supdt.of P.Os & Ors
11. OA 343/09 K.K.P.Attakidavu Mr.Shafik M.A.
Vs
Transfer
CGMT, BSNL & ors Mr.T.C.Krishna
FOR HEARING
12. OA 291/08 K.Harichandran Mr.S.Radhakrishnan
Vs.
A.C.R.
G.M, S.Railway & 4 ors. Mr.K.M.Anthru
OA 505/08 C.Ravikumaran Nair Mr.T.C.Govindaswamy
13.
Vs.
Absorption.C/Labour
S.Railway & 2 ors Mr.Thomas Mathew Nellimoottil
14.
.C.Govindaswamy
OA 593/08 V.Vasanthakumar & 2 ors. Mr.T
Vs.
Transfer
S.Railway & 3 ors. Mr.Thomas Mathew Nellimoottil
15. OA 611/08 C.P.Abdul Hassan Mr.P.Sanjay
C/Labour Vs
Administrator, UTL & ors Mr.S.Radhakrishanan
16. TA 34/08 A.Abdul Azeez Mr.PP Jnanasekharan
(
Vs
WPC 7348/05)
BSNL & Ors Mr.PMM Najeeb Khan
(Voluntary retirement)
17. TA 62/08 Clara Manual Mr.Jimmy George
Vs.
Gratuity
B.S.N.L & 4 ors. Mr.C.S.Ramanathan
TA 100/08 A.M.Mary Mr.A.G.Aditya Shenoy
18.
Vs.
Pension
B.S.N.L & 4 ors. Mr.Thomas Mathew Nellimooottil
(WPC 6137/08)
19. TA 7/09 Ramesan Nair M/s.M.K.Damodaran & Gilbert
Vs
Retirement Benefits
(
CMD, Hindustan Latex Ltd. M/s Menon & Menon
OP 2791/01)
******
Section Officer
4/4

Second battle won by JTO(O)!!!!!

Hon. Courts in Kerala passes judgment after a series of its proceedings to grant fixation of pay in 9850-14600 under FR 22 (1) a (1) without any restriction under FR (35) to officiating JTOs, on finding that the officials fulfill all the eligibility criteria for promotion as JTO as per relevant recruitment rule.


History of the issue:

1)BSNL C.O. passes order to restrict the pay of officiating JTOs under FR (35) in 2005. Accordingly the pay which was fixed under FR 22 (1) .a.(1) in the pay scale of 9850-14600 was with drawn.

2)The above decision was challenged in 16 Nos of different Writ Petitions ( W.P ( C ):28349, 35263, 35439, 35481, 35498, 35501, 35663, 35667, 35668, 35724, 35725, 35726, 35903, 35917, 35938 of 2005 and W.P ( C ).67/2006 at Single Bench of Hon. High Court of Kerala in the year 2005 and 2006.

3)Hon. High Court passed order in 2006 to “ grant the fixation of pay in 9850-14600 under FR 22 (1) a (1) without any restriction under FR (35)”, on finding that the officials fulfill all the eligibility criteria for promotion as JTO as per relevant recruitment rule.

4)BSNL filed W.A on the above judgment at Division Bench of the same court in the year 2006 to quash the judgment.

5)Division Bench disposed the review in 2007 directing “to pass appropriate order by CMD after giving an opportunity of being heard on the objections filed by BSNL by the representatives of officiating JTOs as well as administration”.

6)CMD invited for personal hearing in 2007, Com.Michael.P.M and Com.Sebi Louis of Kerala circle attended the hearing by CMD at C.O New Delhi on 18th Sept 2007.

7)BSNL again passed order to re-fix the pay under FR (35) to Officiating JTOs in 2007.

8)The above decision again challenged in different Contempt Petitions in 2007 at Single Bench of Hon. High Court of Kerala. All these cases are later transferred to Hon. Central Administrative Tribunal, Kerala in 2008 in TA No:84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 of 2008).

9)Hon. Central Administrative Tribunal, Kerala passed its judgment on 15-7-2009 allowing earlier judgment of High Court and directing for the fixation of pay in 9850-14600 under FR 22 (1) a (1) without any restriction under FR (35), on finding that the officials fulfill all the eligibility criteria for promotion as JTO as per relevant recruitment rule.

2009/07/07

07-07-2009,New Delhi meeting

A delegation headed by Mr Kabeer Das met Hon'ble Minister of Communication Shri A.Raja.Mr Adam,Mr P.S.Chanda also took part in the meeting. The Hon'ble Minister of Communication A.Raja instructed to Shri R.K Chandolia(P.S to MOC) to immediately issue the orders to resolve our case i.e TTA's to JTO's promotion one time measure personal upgradation.

2009/07/01

01/07/2009

The CDR/Clarity project was launched successfully by BSNL in which our JTO(O) are also involved.Special thanks to Mr T.Radharaman JTO(O) who is one of the incharge for CDR clarity in HTD.We on behalf of JTO(O) congrates T.Radharaman.

The Tamil Nadu JTO(O) members Shri Manikandhan & others met Shri Venkat Raman Staffside leader national council discussed about our TTA's to JTO's promotion one time measure upgradation.Shri Raman responded positively.Shri Subburaman G.S TEPU also assured that our issue will be taken seriously as early as possible.

Shri Adam Tamil Nadu State Co-ordinator is vigorously pursuing our issue with Hon'ble MP of Tamil Nadu and our minister Tiru A.Raja