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Upgradation of Grade Pay of LDC/UDC: Date of next hearing is 01/04/2020.

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Friday, January 31, 2020

DRAFT TRIENNIAL REPORT OF THE CONFEDERATION FOR THE PERIOD FROM 2016 AUGUST TO 2019 DECEMBER TO BE PRESENTED IN THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CONFEDERATION TO BE HELD AT NAGPUR FROM 7th & 8th FEBRUARY 2020 ..



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Tuesday, January 28, 2020


MACP ON PROMITIONAL HIERARCHY
Case No  21803/2014
Some of our friends are seems to be confused over the advance listing of an MACP case, which had to be heard today. These cases are not related to the main case of MACP i.e. M V Mohanan Nar V/s Union of India. The fact is that some cases pertaining to CAG Employees’ was attached with the main case of MACP. Since these cases are related to anomaly, the respondents (CAG Employees) had urged the court to detach their case from the case of MACP. Meanwhile Amicus Curiae, in his report, termed the CAG Employees' case as separate from the MACP and recommended to hear separately.  Considering this, the court had decided to hear the CAG employees' case separately, even though it was not detached from the main case, and ordered to list the case on 28th January.  The argument on the MACP case was completed on 23/01/2020. The delay in completion of argument of CAG employees’ case is appeared to be delaying the final judgment of MACP case also.   The CAG employee’s case has to be listed today 2 PM; but it has not been listed. And now it has come to know that the CAG Employees’ case is being detached from the MACP case. If so the decision on MACP case may come within one week. Let us wait.


Convener, Steering Committee

Monday, January 27, 2020

UPLOADING OF SALARY PAYMENT FILES ON PFMS BY 28TH JANUARY 2020


Sunday, January 26, 2020

ALL INDIA BANK STRIKE -- 2020 JAN 31, FEB 1

Thursday, January 23, 2020


MACP ON PROMITIONAL HIERARCHY
Case No  21803/2014


Updates of today's/Final hearing-

Advocate C K Sasi (AOR), who was well briefed by us, argued the case for M V Mohanan Nair. Advocates, representing to other respondents also done commendable job. Actually it was a well organised team work. Amicus Curiae presented the case extremely well. He also submitted a written statement of his arguments to the court. As a result,  the court realized the following:
1)    There are anomalies in MACP scheme as evident from Minutes of Meeting of Anomaly Committee.  
2)    These anomalies are affecting Group B & C employees and no impact on Group A.
3)    These anomalies have life long impact.
Arguments have been completed and the case is now reserved for orders. We expect a judgment allowing MACP on promotional hierarchy.

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for Steering Committee
MACP on Promotional hierarchy


MACP ON PROMITIONAL HIERARCHY
Case No  21803/2014

ARGUMENT COMPLETED AND RESERVED FOR JUDGEMENT

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Supreme Court of India - CA 1567 of 2017 regarding PWD can be given reservation in promotion .............



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Reservation In Promotion For Persons With Disability (PWDs) Not Prohibited: SC Upholds 2-Judge Bench Decision [Read Judgment] https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/reservation-in-promotion-for-pwd-not-prohibited-151853

The Supreme Court has observed that the rule of no reservation in promotions as laid down in Indra Sawhney has no application to Persons With Disability (PWD).

A three judge bench headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman upheld a two judge bench view that the basis for providing reservation for PWD is physical disability and not any of the criteria forbidden under Article 16(1).

The bench, also comprising of Justices Aniruddha Bose and V. Ramasubramanian, was considering a reference which doubted a view taken in Rajiv Kumar Gupta & Others v. Union of India & Others – (2016) 6 SCALE 417. The bench in Rajiv Gupta, in the context of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 had noted that there is no prohibition against reservation in promotion for Persons With Disabilities. The bench in Rajiv Gupta said that the principle in Indra Sawhney & Others v. Union of India & Others – (1992) Supp. 3 SCC 215 against reservation in promotions will not extended to PWDs.

But this view was doubted by a division bench in 2017, observing that Persons With Disabilities required preferntial treatment but not reservation in promotion. On that premise, the bench referred the decision in Rajiv Kumar Gupta to larger bench.

Upholding the view in Rajiv Kumar Gupta, the bench held thus:

"we are of the view that the judgment of this Court cannot be faulted when it stated that Indra Sawhney dealt with a different problem and, therefore, cannot be followed. We may also note that review petitions were filed and have since been dismissed against both the 2013 and 2016 judgments. Consequently, the reference stands answered by stating that the 2013 judgment as clarified in National Federation of the Blind vs. Sanjay Kothari, Secy. Deptt. of Personnel and Training, 2015 (9) Scale 611 and the judgment in Rajeev Kumar Gupta & Others v. Union of India & Others – (2016) 13 SCC 153 case will bind the Union and the State Governments and must be strictly followed notwithstanding the Office Memorandum dated 29.12.2 in particular."

In Rajeev Kumar Gupta, it was observed thus:

The principle laid down in Indra Sawhney is applicable only when the State seeks to give preferential treatment in the matter of employment under the State to certain classes of citizens identified to be a backward class. Article 16(4) does not disable the State from providing differential treatment.  However, for creating such preferential treatment under law, consistent with the mandate of Article 16(1), the State cannot choose any one of the factors such as caste, religion, etc. mentioned in Article 16(1) as the basis.

The basis for providing reservation for PWD is physical disability and not any of the criteria forbidden under Article 16(1). Therefore, the rule of no reservation in promotions as laid down in Indra Sawhney has clearly and normatively no application to PWD.

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Filling up of vacant posts in Central Government Ministries / Departments ...... DoPT OM dtd 21-01-2020



GPF & OTHER SIMILAR FUNDS - INTEREST @ 7.9% w.e.f 01-01-2020 to 31-03-2020



MACP ON PROMITIONAL HIERARCHY
Case No  21803/2014

Extract of the order issued by the court on today’s hearing -
“We have heard the arguments advanced by Mr. Vinay Kumar Garg, learned senior counsel appearing for the respondents in SLP(C)No(s).22181 of 2014, SLP(C)No(s).23335 of 2014 & SLP(C)No.23333 of 2014, in full. 6 We have also heard Mr. C.K. Sasi, learned counsel appearing for the intervener(s) in SLP(C)No.21803 of 2014. We have heard Ms. Prabha Swami, learned counsel appearing for the respondents in SLP(C)NO.31125 of 2016 in part. For continuation of arguments, list the matters tomorrow i.e. Thursday, 23rd January, 2020 at 02:00 p.m. as part-heard. Mr. O.P. Bhadani, learned counsel appearing for the respondents in SLP(C)No(s).22181 of 2014, SLP(C)No(s).23335 of 2014 & SLP(C)No.23333 of 2014 is also permitted to file revised written submission in the above matters, if he so desires.” धिनियम

Tuesday, January 21, 2020


MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY
Case No  21803/2014

The court heard the arguments of the counsel appearing for both applicants and respondent, in part and ordered to list the case for tomorrow as Item No. 1.

Monday, January 20, 2020

Non-functioning of Departmental Councils ...... DoPT OM dtd 16-01-2020



Obtaining of Life Certificate by Banks from the doorstep of the pensioners ....... DoPT circular



Saturday, January 18, 2020

Granting of one notional increment to the employee retires on 30th June- Decision of  CAT Ernakulam Bench - 



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Fixation of pay of re-employed ex-servicemen ........



Thursday, January 16, 2020


MACP ON PROMITIONAL HIERARCHY
Case No  21803/2014

The case has not came up for hearing today also.  Now the case is listed for 21st January

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

WP(C) No.1363/2019 :: High Court of Tripura - Aragtala ....



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Compensation for Non-deposit or Delayed Deposit of Contribution under National Pension System during 2004--12 ...




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