D.G. Posts No. 8/15/2011-SR dated 1st February, 2012.
As you aware, the
Postal Joint Council Action served a notice of Indefinite Strike with
effect from 17.01.2012 accompanied by a 25 point Charter of Demands. All
the items were discussed in detail in a series of meetings taken by
Secretary/Members of the Postal Services Board and minutes of the
meeting were sent to you vide communication dated 16.01.2012.
2. In this regard
attention is invited to para 24 of the minutes of the meeting dealing
with imposing FR-17A against strikers. Instructions on the subject were
issued by the Department vide D.O. letter No. 8-27/97-SR (Pt) under the
signature of the then Member Development which inter alia states that
the provisions of FR-17A in respect of Departmental Employees and Rule
23 of ED Conduct and Service Rules -1964 in respect of EDs (Since
substituted by GDS (Conduct & Engagement Rules, 2011) may be invoked
only in cases of incitement, instances of violence /sabotage etc. The
Department is following these instructions in the matter of regulating
the strike period/strike situation. It is requested to review the
action taken in this regard in the light of the aforesaid instructions,
under intimation to this office.
Sd/-
(Subhash Chander)
Director SR &Legal
Courtesy : NFPE
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