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EDITORIAL- POSTAL CRUSADER.

Monday 30 December 2013 0 comments


NEW YEAR, NEW HOPES.
WE ARE ON THE STRUGGLE PATH
                   By the time this issue of “Postal Crusader” reaches your hand, an eventful year 2013 will be over and a new year 2014 is born.  From our experience in the past, especially during the last year, we can definitely say that the year 2014 shall be an year of struggle for betterment of the living conditions of the common people of our country and the toiling masses including the Central Government Employees & Postal employees.
                   General election to the Parliament is scheduled to be held in the year 2014.  The ruling class and also the corporate media have started their campaign, well in advance, in support of those who are ready to carry forward the rigorous implementation of neo-liberal globalisation policies.  We have witnessed that when it comes to policy of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation, both UPA and NDA Government are two sides of the same coin.  Concerted efforts are being made by the corporate media to relegate the issues raised by the working class in February 20,21 All India Joint Strike and 2013 December 12th massive Parliament March to the background.  We should identify our friends and foes from our own experience and shall frontload the working class issues and conduct intensive campaign against those who are in favour of neo-liberal policies and also in support of those who are opposing the anti-people, anti-labour policies of the ruling class.  Remember, in democracy ballot is more powerful than bullet.  Let us use this weapon prudently and discreetly and move forward in our struggle by further strengthening those forces who are continuously fighting against this neo-liberal policies and for the cause of working class. 
                   Eventhough the Government has announced constitution of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC), the terms of reference and appointment of chairperson etc. are yet to be finalised.  The unanimous proposal on terms of reference submitted by the staff side includes date of effect from 01-01-2014, DA merger, Interim relief, inclusion of GDS, statutory pension to those employed after 01-01-2004, minimum wage as per 15th ILC formula, settlement of anomalies and cashless, hassle free medical facilities.  Now the ball is in the court of Government.  In case the Government deliberately delay the appointment of CPC or reject the terms of reference submitted by the staff side, confrontation shall become inevitable.
                   Postal employees have put up stiffest resistance to the Government’s policy, to privatise the Postal sesrvices by amending Indian Postoffice Act 1898 for granting licence to private couriers, to close down 9797 departmental post offices, to merge about 300 RMS sorting offices and also to continue the ban on recruitment.  Postal department is the only department where mass-scale recruitment and promotion through departmental examinations has taken place.  The united struggle under the banner of JCA has prevented the Government to a great extent from implementing the neo-liberal policies in the Postal Sector.
                   Regarding 7th CPC, Postal employees have every right to get a better deal from Pay Commission and Government.  The pay scales of each category of Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks should be upgraded taking into consideration the fact that the cadre of PA, SA, Postmen, Mail guard, MTS exchanging mails and clearing letter boxes, Gramin Dak Sevaks are all unique to the Postal Department.  Further IT modernisation project will be rolled out in full swing in 2014 and the skill of the postal employees including GDS in dealing with high technology will be further enhanced.  Due to non-creation of additional posts in commensurate with the increase in workload due to introduction of new schemes and procedures and also due to abnormal delay in filling up of vacant posts, the workload of the Postal and RMS employees have increased manifold and this factor of extra-productivity should be taken into account while deciding the pay scales of postal and RMS employees including GDS.

            Three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks and Casual, Part-time, Contingent employees are the worst sufferers of the Postal department.  NFPE & FNPO has already decided to go for indefinite strike, if the Government rejects our demand for inclusion of GDS in the ambit of 7th CPC and revision of wages and regularisation of casual labourers.

            NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) had filed a writ petition in the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India praying for implementation of the 1977 Supreme Court judgement declaring GDS as civil servants and grant of all benefits of departmental employees to GDS.  The Hon’ble Supreme Court has ordered the Delhi High Court to consider and decide the case and the writ petition is accordingly transferred to Delhi High Court.  Thus the final legal battle for departmentalisation of GDS has begun and 2014 will be a turning point in the history of GDS
.

            In short, 2014 is going to be an year of struggle and advancement of the working class of India and also the Central Government employees including Postal, RMS & GDS employees.  Let us welcome the new year with a pledge to continue our fight for a better tomorrow.


SHIBNATH DHARA'S TREATMENT HAS BEEN STARTED AT CMC,VELLORE. LET'S PREY FOR HIS EARLY RECOVERY.

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        AS YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT, COM.SHIBNATH DHARA , PA, MUGKALLYAN S.O. IS SERIOUSLY ILL AND UNDER  TREATMENT AT CMC, VELLORE SINCE LAST THREE WEEKS. AS THE TREATMENT IS  VERY EXPENSIVE ,THE CMC,VELLORE AUTHORITY HAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF Rs.14 LACS ONLY. WITH THE HELP OF OUR BELOVED COMRADE SAMIR BARDHAN, LEADER,RCJCM,WB CIRCLE AND OUR CPMG, W.B.CIRCLE AND ALL OTHER OFFICERS RELATED WITH THE CASE Rs.11 LACs 20 THOUSAND HAS BEEN SANCTIONED FOR HIM AND DULY REMITTED TO THE TR.,CMC, VELLORE.
          IT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR US, THAT WE CAN SAVE OUR COLLEAGUE'S LIFE IF WE STANDS TOGETHER & TRY HARD.
          BUT,VERY UNFORTUNATELY, HERE IT HAS TO BE MENTIONED THAT, THE CMC, VELLORE AUTHORITY DID NOT CO-OPERATING WITH COM. DHARA, & EVEN THEY WERE NOT ALLOWING HIM FOR NORMAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION AFTER DEPOSITION OF Rs.3.5 LACs !! YESTERDAY, AFTER RECEIVING THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF MEDICAL ADVANCE FROM OUR DEPARTMENT & THE MAIL OF SANCTIONING OF THE FINAL AMOUNT OF MEDICAL ADVANCE, THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY HAS STARTED THE BLOOD & PLATE LATES TRANSFUSIONS !! CAN YOU IMAGINE ABOUT THIS !?!
          WE ARE KEEPING CLOSE CONTACT WITH COM. SHIBNATH DHARA, AND GIVING HIM NEC. SUGGESTIONS AS AND WHEN REQUIRED. LET US PREY FOR HIS TIMELY TREATMENT AND EARLY RECOVERY. HOPE, THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WILL HELP HIM IN FUTURE AND WITH THEIR TIMELY TREATMENT HE WILL GET A NEW LIFE.


Hand Book 2014. RUSH YOUR INDENT TO US.

Sunday 29 December 2013 0 comments



                                         Hand Book 2014
                                      RUSH YOUR INDENT
CHQ has compiled Hand Book 2014 with more important orders.  It crosses more than 260 pages. The price will be fixed Rs. 75/- .This Hand Book is a must to all the office bearers and members of our union. All are requested to indent more copies and distribute to all members.

Revised Delivery Norms for Speed Post.

Saturday 28 December 2013 0 comments


 D.G. Posts No. 13-45/2008-D dated 10/11/.12.2013
The norms for delivery of Speed Post articles have in the past been revised from time to time and are also contained in the Citizen’s Charter of the Department. The existing delivery norms for Speed Post are follows:

(a)   Local (within municipal limits) : 2 days
(b) Between one to another metro city (included the six metro cities i.e. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad) and limited to Municipal limits of these cities: 2 days
(c)    Rest of the country: 4 to 6 days.

2.       The norms mentioned above are further qualified by stating that they exclude the day of posting, Sundays and Holidays that they denote maximum time and apply only to the articles booked before the cut-off time.

3.       The matter relating to revision of the existing norms for delivery of Speed Post articles was under consideration of this Directorate, and the following has been decided in this regard:

(a)      New delivery (transit) norms have been worked out on a city-to-city      basis for 87 cities where Speed Post Sorting Hubs are located (excluding 1           CBPO & 2 CBPO). The new delivery norms are being circulated to all concerned by e-mail along with this O.M. The same may be downloaded.
(b)      The new norms for a pair of cities have been prescribed in terms of a range. For example,
 the delivery norms between Mumbai and Pune is “1 to 2 days, i.e. D+1 to D+2 where “D”  is the day of booking.
(c)      The new norms would be restricted to the municipal limits of a city       (covering only TD PIN codes) under reference.

4.       The new delivery norms for Speed Post would be subject to the conditions that:

*         They are limited to 87 cities, and municipal limit within these cities,
*         They do not apply to the articles booked after the cut-off time on a day(normally) taken as 3 or 4 pm for booking counters at post offices or as decided by the Circle concerned) and an extra day may be added in       such cases,
*         The delivery norms do not include Sundays and holidays,
*         Delay occurring due to curfew, bandh or strike in a particular city mayadversely affect delivery norms,
*         Delay occurring due to cancellation of flights/trains/buses/other means of transport for carriage of mail  or off-load / non-carriage of mail by the   carriers due to any reason is beyond the control of the Department, and therefore, the same may adversely affect delivery norms.
*         Beyond the cities mentioned under the delivery norms document, extra days may be required which would vary from place to place..

5.       Circles may give wide publicity to the new norms among the public and display the norms in the shape of a matrix of prominent/frequently-used destinations at the post office as display of entire matrix perhaps may not be possible.

6.       The new delivery norms would also be placed on India Post website in a user-friendly format so that a user could easily find delivery/transit norms between a pair of cities. In the interim, a PDF version of the document is being uploaded on the Departmental website.

7.       This O.M. supercedes all previous instructions on Speed Post Delivery Norms issued by this Directorate/Business Development Directorate.


LET US EXTEND OUR FULL SUPPORT TO COM.SHIBNATH DHARA TO SAVE HIS LIFE & TRY TO DO THE NEEDFUL FOR HIS SUCCESSFUL BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION AT CMC,VELLORE.

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AS YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT, COM.SHIBNATH DHARA, PA.MUGKALLYAN S.O.,OF OUR DIVISION  IS SUFFERRING FROM  ACUTE  BLOOD DEFICIENCY  SINCE LAST FEW MONTHS AND NEEDS IMMEDIATE   ‘‘BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION’’  TO SAVE HIS LIFE.  FOR THIS PURPOSE, COM.DHARA WAS TRYING FOR THE IMMEDIATE ADMISSION AT CMC,VELLORE FOR OPERATION ,WHICH IS TREMENDOUSLY NEEDFUL TO SAVE HIS LIFE AT PRESENT . BUT, FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE HOSPITAL  AUTHORITY HAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE  OF Rs.13 LACs. AS PER OUR SUGGESTION, COM. SHIBNATH DHARA APPLIED FOR THE MEDICAL ADVANCE. OUR SSPOs ,HOWRAH DN. IMMEDIATELY  FORWARDED  THE APPLICATION TO THE REGIONAL OFFICE WITH  HIS RECOMENDATION  ,BUT DUE TO WANT OF FUND FOR THE MEDICAL PURPOSE, IT WAS NOT SANCTIONED EARLIER. 
AFTERWARDS, DUE TO  KIND INTERVENTION OF OUR HONBLE’ CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL  ,IN TWO SPELLS, TOTAL Rs.11,20,000.00 (Rs.ELEVEN LACs TWENTY THOUSANDS ONLY) HAS BEEN SANCTIONED AS MEDICAL ADVANCE FOR THE BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION OF COM. DHARA. THIS IS A GREAT NEWS OF RELIEF FOR US & ALSO FOR HIS FAMILY MEMBERS.

WE CONVEY OUR  THANKS AND RESPECT TO ALL OFFICERS & OFFICIALS  (RELATED WITH THIS WORK) OF DIVISIONAL OFFICE, REGIONAL OFFICE & CIRCLE OFFICE  HEADED BY OUR HONBLE’ CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL ,W.B. CIRCLE  FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION REGARDING THE SANCTION OF THIS MEDICAL ADVANCE .


WE WISH SPEEDY RECOVERY OF COM.SHIBNATH DHARA. 



Casual, Part Time, Contingent employees wage revision and Regularization- HUNGER FAST in front of Directorate.

Thursday 26 December 2013 0 comments


Casual, Part Time, Contingent employees wage revision and 
Regularization       —      
HUNGER FAST in front of Directorate


Postal JCA decided to conduct HUNGER FAST in front of Dak Bhawan, New Delhi   on 5th February 2014.

Secretary Generals of NFPE and FNPO and all General Secretaries of affiliated Associations/Unions will sit on HUNGER FAST in front of Directorate protesting against the abnormal delay and demanding immediate wage revision w.e.f. 01.01.2006 and also regularization.

    M. Krishnan                                                                    D. Theagarajan
Secretary General                                                             Secretary General    
        NFPE                                                                                  FNPO



No proposal to introduce ‘Parents Care Leave’ on line of ‘Child Care Leave’ – Central Government.

Wednesday 25 December 2013 0 comments


In Rajya Sabha the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri.V.Narayanasamy said in written reply to a question that there is no proposal to provide for Parent Care Leave on the lines of Child Care Leave (CCL).
And also he replied, "Global Age Watch Index is a measure of quality of life and well-being of older people around the world. It measures the economic, social and political elements. India is ranked 73rd out of 91 countries selected for the index.

The Government has no proposal to provide for Parent Care Leave on the lines of Child Care Leave (CCL). CCL is allowed to female Central Government employees with a specific purpose of improving participation of more females in Government service. The Central Government employees are already entitled to various kinds of leave which can be availed for appropriate purposes".


Christmas and Postage Stamps - A commemorative journey through Past and Present...

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With the festive season well and truly upon us, we thought it would be a merry idea to spruce up the occasion with a post on the role of postage stamps throughout the world on the eve of Christmas.

             The first ever postage stamp that can somewhat be associated with Christmas was published by the Postal Department of Canada in 1898. Although, according to many this wasn't exactly what is known as 'Christmas Stamp'. The reason put forward was, the stamp didn't have any picture or art related to Christmas but merely a  'XMAS 1898' printed on it.


   In 1971, two postage stamps published by America took the world by surprise. It was a painting by the Italian painter of the Renaissance, Giorgione, in about 1500. It is displayed in the National Gallery of Art of Washington, D.C., United States.


      From then onwards, it became a practice to publish Christmas stamps, i.e., stamps having a Christmas flavour every year. These stamps encompassed everything related to Christmas. Rituals that are performed, the celebration that follows, the festive binge, prayer, church, Santa Claus, Christmas Tree and others have all found their place. The arrival of Jesus Christ is picturised from different angles and views. Sometimes as a new born with a halo around him and in others the Holy Family, Jesus with Mother Mary and Father Joseph. The stamps are an attempt to celebrate the festive spirit, that also get 'stamped' on the pages of history !



               In 1816, the famous Christian Carol, "Silent Night, Holy Night" were written in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, by the priest Father Joseph Mohr. The carol was first performed in St. Nicholas Church in Austria, on December 24, 1818. Today the Carol has been translated in almost all the languages and is sung in all it's glory all over the world.


The picturisation of the carol can be seen in the three postage stamps published by New Zealand Postal Department in 1985.

               In 1977, a postage stamp published in Australia showed Santa Claus riding a surfboard !!



This might sound a bit strange, as the image of Santa embedded in our mind is that him riding a sleigh, pulled by eight reindeer, gliding over the snowy slopes of North Pole. But to be true, it is quite apt from Australia's perspective. While most of the world will shiver in cold during Christmas, Australia will have bright and sunny summer due to different geographical position.
           




Calendar of Departmental Examinations 2014.

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Sl No.
Name of the Examination
Proposed
(A) Centralised Examination
1
Inspector of Posts Examination
23rd and 24th August 2014
2
Ps Gr ‘B’ Examination
15-06-2014
3
Postmaster Grade – I Exam
15-06-2014
4
SAs
24th August 2014 Sunday
5
Junior Engineer
receipt
6
Engineer
Same as Above
7
Sr. Postmaster Examination
Tentatively proposed to be held on October 2014, by which time it is expected thatcourt verdicts will be pronounced.
8
Recruitment
March 2014 for 2013 vacancies. Another recruitment in November 2014 for 2014 vacancies.
9
Assistant Manager
syllabus
10
Officer
 As Above.

 

Sl No.
Name of the Examination
Proposed Schedule tentatively
(B) De-centralised Examination
1
Accountants
17th & 18th may 2014
2
LDCs to Junior Accountants in PAOs
14th &15th June 2014
3
MMS
20th July 2014
4
Postman Examination
Multi tasking
To be held in October for 2014 vacancies.
5
PO&RMS Accountant Examination
25th May,2014
6
Sorters
27.7.2014
7
Departmental Examination for promotion to LDCs in PAOs from MTS qualified in matriculation
17.08.2014



GDS TO POSTMAN EXAM.RESULT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. TOTAL 7 GDS QUALIFIED.

Monday 23 December 2013 0 comments


THE VACANCY FOR THE SAID EXAM.WERE   UR- 4, SC-1, OBC- 2 = TOTAL -7.

THE FOLLOWING GDS OFFICIALS QUALIFIED FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED VACANCIES:-

1. SUBIMAL SENAPATI, GDSBPM,Ja. BISWANATHPUR B.O. (UR).
2. BINOY KR. MITRA, GDSBPM, PANITRAS B.O. (UR).
3. DIBYENDU GHOSH ,GDSBPM, NARNA B.O. (UR).
4. TONMAY RN. GHOSH, GDSMP, BELUR BAZAR S.O.(UR).
5. JIBANANDA GAYEN, GDSMC, CHITNAN B.O.(SC).

SURPLUS QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FROM BURDWAN DIVN.:-
1. AJAY KR. GARAI, GDSMD, MANDARBATI B.O. (OBC).
2. SUBAL KARMAKAR, GDSBPM,BHALKI B.O. (OBC).


Cabinet proposal soon to constitute 7th Pay Commission.

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NEW DELHI, December 19, 2013
The central government is likely to constitute the 7th Pay Commission for revising the salaries of its over 50 lakh employees before the start of process of next general elections due in May, 2014.
“The Finance Ministry is working out a Cabinet proposal for constitution of the 7th Pay Commission which could be taken up for consideration in the next couple of weeks,” a source said.
According to information available, the government’s intention to constitute 7th Pay Commission before going for polls is clear as it has made provision of Rs. 3.5 crore in the second supplementary demands for grants in this regard which was approved by Parliament in the just concluded Winter Session.
Earlier in September this year, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had announced that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved setting up of the 7th Pay Commission.
According to the announcement, the Commission will be mandated to submit its report in two years time and its recommendations would be implemented from January 1, 2016.
However, after that announcement, no formal proposal was put up before the Union Cabinet for constitution of the Commission.
As per the practice, the Commission is headed by a former Supreme Court Judge and its other members would include experts and officials.
Meanwhile, the government is also believed to have approved fixing minimum pension of Rs 1,000 per month under the Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) run by retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).
The government is also understood to have cleared maximum basic wage ceiling of Rs. 15,000 per month for deduction of Provident Fund from existing Rs. 6,500 per month for private sector workers, in general, covered under schemes run by EPFO.
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FIRST MILESTONE ON legal fight for GDS DEPARTMENTALISATION. VICTORY FOR NFPE. LET US FIGHT FOR THE JUSTICE.

Wednesday 18 December 2013 0 comments

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL 

EMPLOYEES

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GDS 

(NFPE)

FLASH!                 FLASH!!                      FLASH!!!


FIRST MILESTONE ON 

legal 

fight for GDS 

DEPARTMENTALISATION

Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has ordered the 

Delhi High Court to decide the prayer of NFPE & 

AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) in writ petition No. 1003 of 

2013 to treat the three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks 

as civil servants for all purposes at par with other 

regular employees as per 1977 SC Judgment & 

to 

quash the GDS (Conduct & Engagement) Rules 

2011.

This is a TURNING POINT IN 

THE HISTORY OF GDS

NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) 

DID 

IT

FINAL LEGAL BATTLE HAS BEGUN

We shall fight for GDS both legally and 

organizationally

Join AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) and strengthen further the fight 

for the cause of GDS. Nobody can break the unity 

among NFPE & GDS. Isolate and expose those 

renegades who betrayed GDS and joined anti-NFPE 

camp and tried to break the unity between GDS & NFPE. 

Participation of more than 10000 GDS in the GDS (NFPE) 

Parliament March proved that we are already recognised 

by the GDS Employees all over India.


The National Federation of Postal Employees and the All India Postal Employees Union (Gramin Dak Sevaks) had approached Hon'ble Supreme Court of India by way of filing Writ Petition (C) No.1003 of 2013.  There were two basic prayers apart from the consequential prayers in the Writ Petition.  These prayers are:-

“(i)    that a  direction  be  issued  to  the Respondent to treat the Gramin Dak Sevaks as Civil  Servants  for  all purposes at par with the other regular members of the civil services and regular employees in relation to all service matters including the pension and all retiral benefits,  and

(ii)    the Department of  Posts, Gramin Dak Sevaks (Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2011 be declared invalid and unconstitutional.”

The matter was heard at some length on 13.12.2013 in Court No.2 as Item No.8 before a Bench comprising of Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.M. Lodha & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shiva Kirti Singh.  The Federation and the Union were represented before the Hon'ble Supreme Court by Shri M.R. Calla, Senior Advocate [Former Judge of Rajasthan High Court & Gujarat High Court] along with Shri Uday Gupta, Advocate. Their Lordships were of the view that the issues raised in the Writ Petition are of importance and keeping in mind the fact that about 3 lakhs persons are serving as Extra Departmental Agents (Gramin Dak Sevaks) and are posted at various places in the Country, the issues raised can be considered by Hon'ble Delhi High Court and this would also avoid multiplicity of legal proceedings.

Hon'ble Supreme Court vide its Order dated 13.12.2013 directed as under :-

(i)              That Writ Petition (C) No.1003/2013 be transferred to Hon'ble Delhi High Court for consideration;

(ii)           That Registry of Hon'ble Supreme Court to transmit the entire record and proceedings to Hon'ble Delhi High Court;

(iii)        That Registry of Hon'ble Delhi High Court to register the Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and proceed with the matter.

See Order below:


ITEM NO.8                                            COURT NO.2                                       SECTION X


S U P R E M E   C O U R T   O F   I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 1003 OF 2013


NATIONAL FED. OF POSTAL EMP. & ANR                                                Petitioner(s)

                 VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA                                                                                    Respondent(s)

(With office report )

[FOR PREL. HEARING]


Date: 13/12/2013  This Petition was called on for hearing today.


CORAM :
            HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.M. LODHA
            HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVA KIRTI SINGH


For Petitioner(s)           Mr. M.R. Calla, Sr. Adv.
                                    Mr. Uday Gupta, Adv.
                                    Ms. Shivani M. Lal, Adv.
                                    Mr. M.K. Tripathi, Adv.
                                    Ms. Pratiksha Sharma, Adv.
                                    Mr. Ankit Achariya, Adv.
                                    Mr. Mohan Pandey,Adv.

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following
                                                O R D E R

            Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the signed order.


(Rajesh Dham)                                                                         (Sneh Lata Sharma)                   
Court Master                                                                              Court Master                         

(signed order is placed on the file)


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 1003 OF 2013


NATIONAL FED. OF POSTAL EMP. & ANR.                                              Petitioner(s)

                        VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA                                                                       Respondent(s)

O  R  D  E  R

            This is a Writ Petition  filed  under  Article  32  of  the      Constitution of India by the National Federation of  Postal Employees and All India Postal Employees Union GDS (NEPE). The principal prayers in the Writ Petition are, (one) that a  direction  be  issued  to  the respondent to treat the Gramin Dak Sevaks as Civil  Servants  for  all purposes at par with the other regular members of the civil services and regular employees in relation to all service matters including the pension and all retiral benefits,  and (two) the Department of  Posts, Gramin Dak Sevaks (Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2011 be declared invalid and unconstitutional.

2.         Having regard to the controversy raised in the  matter, we are satisfied that the grievance of the petitioners can be adequately considered by the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution  of India.

3.         Since about three lakh persons serving as Extra Departmental Agents (Dak  Sevaks)  are  concerned  about  the subject matter and they are spread all over the country, we are satisfied that to avoid multiplicity of proceedings  in  different  High  Courts,  it would be appropriate that the matter is considered by one High Court.

4.         We, accordingly, transfer this Writ Petition to the Delhi High Court for consideration.

5.         The Registry shall transmit the record and  proceedings of  the Writ Petition to the Delhi High Court.

6.         Upon receipt of the record  and  proceedings of the Writ Petition, the Registry of the Delhi High Court shall register the Writ Petition and proceed with the matter accordingly.

7.         So far as this Court is concerned, Writ Petition stands disposed of.



......................J.
 ( R.M. LODHA )


......................J.
 ( SHIVA KIRTI SINGH )

NEW DELHI;
DECEMBER 13, 2013



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