Chennai,
Mar 9, 2012(TNN): After waiting for 30 years, close to 150 employees of
the postal department will finally become regular employees, thanks to
the intervention of the Central Administrative Tribunal ( CAT). A bench
of G Shanthappa, judicial member and R Satapathy, administrative member,
passed orders on the matter.
The
applicants were appointed mazdoors with the department of posts in
1982. While joining, they were assured that their services would be
regularised. Based on directions in a Supreme Court judgment, the
department introduced a scheme in 1991 which stipulated that all casual
labourers who worked for eight hours a day for 240 days every year as on
November 29, 1989 would be conferred temporary status.
Those
who were granted temporary status and had worked for three consecutive
years would be conferred with 'Group D' status. These employees – who
are now called multi-tasking staff – would be eligible for pension and
other service benefits.
When
they approached the tribunal in 2010, they were directed to make
individual representations to authorities by listing out their
grievances. But their claims were rejected mainly on two grounds – that
they were overage and that they did not have the qualification.
When
their fresh applications came up for hearing, M Ravindran, additional
solicitor general who appeared for the Union government, said
authorities did not have any objection to regularise their services.
The
bench said there "cannot be any hindrance for the absorption of
applicants" who have been working for so long. "It has also come to our
notice that there are enough vacancies to accommodate the applicants
before us," the bench said.
Authorities
were directed to consider regularising these applicants and give age
relaxation and training for those who did not possess matriculation
skills within three months.
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