AICPI (IW) for December 2017

AICPI(IW) for December 2017 is 286 points. That is 2 points down from November index. The Central Govt.employees will get 2% additional DA from January2018. With that the total DA will be 7%.

Guntur - Kothapet Branch Annual General Body Meeting is held on 28-01-2018. More than 110 members participated. Circle President Com M.R.S.Prakasa Rao, Circle Secretary Com V.Vara Prasad and DS Guntur Com G.Venkateswara Rao addressed. Branch President Com Yusuf Khan presided. 10 Members who completed 15 years after retirement have been felicitated. Comrades B.Nageswara Rao, P.Rambabu, Y.Sangameswara Rao have been elected as President, Secretary, Treasurer respectively. Free Eye-Camp is organised on the occasion.  Branch membership increased to 250.

For extension of MRS w/o Voucher facility

 ALL INDIA BSNL PENSIONERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION 
                                       (REGD. 1833/09)
                             CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS
AH 189/61, 3rd Street, Aurovile Flats, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600040
President: P.S.Ramankutty.          Mobile – 09447551555
General Secretary:G.Natarajan    Mobile –09444929799
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                                                                             15-1-2018 

To
The Director (HR),
BSNL Co, Janpath, New Delhi.

Respected Madam,

Sub: Extension of BSNL MRS without voucher facility:

We are extremely thankful for restoration of without voucher facility to the Pensioners from April 2017. The order also envisaged Review of the Policy after Six months. The Third Quarterly Installment has also become due now. The pensioners who opted for w/o  voucher facility are put too much difficulty as they cannot submit the bills for reimbursement now.
Hence we request you madam kindly to extend this facility  up to April 2018 and any review can be done from April which will help the pensioners very much.
We will be extremely thankful for this kind action
Thanking you
Yours faithfully,
G.Natarajan
General Secretary

కోర్ట్ కేసులు

కామ్రేడ్స్ పి.ఎస్.రామన్ కుట్టి, డి.గోపాలకృష్ణన్, ఆర్.ఎన్.పడనాయర్ (మాజీ సర్కిల్ కార్యదర్శి,కేరళ), టి.పి.జార్జ్ (సర్కిల్ కార్యదర్శి,కేరళ) కేరళలోని కొచ్చిలో అడ్వకేట్ శ్రీరాజ్ ను 23-01-2018 న కలిసి  యీ రెండు సమస్యల గురించి చర్చించారు.

(1) 10-6-2013 కు బదులుగా 01-01-2007 నుండి 78.2% తో పింఛను బకాయిలను పొందటానికి.

 (2)CCS పెన్షన్ రూల్స్, 1972 లో కవర్ చేయబడిన మనకు కూడా ఇతర కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వ పెన్షనర్లతో సమానంగా BSNL పెన్షనర్లు కూడా చివరి జీతంలో 50% మొత్తాన్ని పెన్షన్ గా పొందటానికి  .

ఫై రెండు కేసుల గురించి మన నాయకులు ఒక గంటకు ఫైగా అడ్వకేట్ తో చర్చించారు.

అడ్వకేట్ శ్రిరాజ్ extra ఇంక్రిమెంట్ కేసు ను వాదించి  గెలిపించారు. CAT, ఎర్నాకుళం లో రెండు కేసులను దాఖలు చేయడానికి శ్రిరాజ్ అంగీకరించారు. అన్ని సంబంధిత డాక్యుమెంట్లను వారికి అప్పగించాము. పత్రాలను పూర్తిగా చదివిన తర్వాత అడ్వకేట్ రెండు వారాల వ్యవధిలో పిటిషన్లను దాఖలు చేయడానికి  అన్ని చర్యలను తీసుకుంటారు.

కామ్రేడ్ పి.ఎస్.రామన్ కుట్టి కేరళలో మరో ఇద్దరు,ముగ్గురు పెన్షనర్లను కలుపుకొని AIBSNLPWA తరఫున  పిటిషను దాఖలు చేస్తారు. కేరళ లోని పెన్షనర్ల జాబితాను లబ్ధిదారులుగా చూపించి యీ పిటిషను కు జత చేస్తారు. ఎర్నాకుళం కేట్ పరిధి కేరళ రాష్ట్రానికి మాత్రమే పరిమితమైనoదున, ఇతర రాష్ట్రాల జాబితాను ఈ దశలో జత చేయటo లేదు. టెలికాం శాఖ ట్రిబ్యునల్లో ఓడినప్పుడల్లా హై కోర్టులో , సుప్రీమ్ కోర్టులో అప్పీల్ చేస్తోంది. పెన్షన్ అనమలీ కేసు ట్రిబ్యునల్లో గెలిచినా టెలికాం శాఖ  అమలు చేయని పరిస్థితి మనకు అనుభవమయిoది. ఈ కేసుల్లో కూడా అలాగే జరిగే అవకాశం ఉంటుందని అoచనా వేయొచ్చు.  సుప్రీం కోర్టుకు కెళ్ళినప్పుడు, ఇతర సర్కిల్స్ కు చెందిన పెన్షనర్ల జాబితాలను జతచేయవచ్చు. సాoకేతిక కారణంగా అప్లికేషను తిరస్కరణకు గురికాకుండా జాగ్రత్త వహించవలసివుoది. చట్టబద్దమైన పోరాటం చాలా జాగ్రత్తగా  పోరాడాలి.  ఇది దీర్ఘకాలిక పోరాటం కూడా.

అనామలి కేసు

అసోసియేషన్ గెలిచిన కేసులో  పిటిషనర్లకు అనుకూలంగా ఇచ్చిన CAT ప్రిన్సిపల్ బెంచ్ తీర్పుకు వ్యతిరేకంగా టెలికాం విభాగం దాఖలు చేసిన అప్పీల్

పిటిషన్  ను ఢిల్లీ హైకోర్టు చేపట్టింది. స్వల్పకాలం పాటు వాదనలు విన్నతర్వాత, హైకోర్టు, యీ కేసును 22-10-2018 తేదీకి వాయిదా వేసింది.

తొమ్మిది నెలల గ్యాప్ !!!!.  మన అడ్వకేట్ దగ్గరలో తేదీని నిర్ణయించాలని వేడుకున్నప్పటికీ హైకోర్టు అంగీకరించలేదు.

COURT CASES:

This is regarding our yesterday’s posting, regarding the two cases we propose to file before CAT, Ernakulam.I have received number of anxious calls from our comrades of different stations.

..1.. .Nobody has any doubt about the first case.Our pension was revised with 78.2% IDR. It is done notionally from 1-1-2007 to 9-6-1013. And actual payment was made from 10-6-2013. Why 10-6-2013? Because of the DoT order consequent upon the agreement made by BSNL staff unions and BSNL management in 2013.Pensioners are not party to the agreement. We want that the date of actual Pension revision with 78.2 should be 01-01-2007, not 10-6-2013. Financial condition of BSNL is not relevant to our Pension Revision. One case is already filed by another Association before Principal bench of CAT, New Delhi. Another case is being filed before Supreme Court directly.If the Supreme Court rejects the case on MERIT, then that is the end of their fight.Let us hope that Supreme Court will not reject the application.Pensioners have raised a just demand. Judges with judicious mind will not reject.The principal bench and different benches of CAT have equal status.Only difference is that anybody from any part of India can approach Principal bench.But those who are staying within its jurisdiction only can approach a particular bench of CAT in states. There is no difference between CAT Chennai or CAT Ernakulam or CAT Chandigarh. So, only those who reside in Kerala can approach CAT Ernakulam.If others are there as applicants, then the case can be rejected at admission stage itself. At first stage, we will try to get a favourable verdict from CAT Ernakulam and then try to get it extended to others. The legal fight in this matter is just begun. We should keep the lists of all other Circles ready.So. Continue the data collection.Hardly 25% branches have sent the list to CHQ.We cannot wait till 100% lists reach CHQ.

2 The other case is for getting pension at 50% of LPD.After the sixth CPC report, the pension is granted at 50% of Last Pay Drawn for those who retired on or after 1-1-2006 on completion of ten years of service. But, those who retired before 1-1-2006, pension was granted 50% of last 10 months’ average pay and that too after completion of 33 years of service.Otherwise it is pro rata pension. Recently Central government granted a new formulation for pension revision of CDA pensioners.Even a person retired in 1982, gets his last pay drawn revised again and again notionally based on fitment formulae suggested by IV CPC, V CPC, VI CPC and VII CPC. Then his pension is re-fixed at 50% of the notionally revised Basic Pay from 1-1-2016.In other sense, all the central pensioners, retired before 2006 also get the benefit of Last Pay Drawn in pension.But it is not extended to BSNL retirees. Department of Telecom is not prepared to look into our demand.Court Case is the last resort.It is time consuming, no doubt.But, situation in Kerala CAT is bit better.

Hence we have decided to approach CAT Ernakulam first.The Advocate Mr Sreeraj is sympathetic to pensioners. We have a Legal committee at Ernakulam to help our Association in legal matters also.Let us hope the best.Let us try. TRY, TRY and TRY….. ... ... P S Ramankutty

Court cases

--------------------------------------  From CHQ website    ---------------------------------------------
On 23-01-2018, Comrades P S Ramankutty, D Gopalakrishnan, R N Pada Nair (former Circle of Secretary of Kerala) and T P George (present Circle Secretary of Kerala) met Advocate Sreeraj in Kochi, Kerala and discussed about filing two cases.

• (1) For getting arrears of pension revision with 78.2% from 01-01-2007 instead of 10-6-2013.
• (2) For getting pension fixed at 50% of the Last Pay Drawn for all BSNL Pensioners at par with other central government pensioners, since all of us are also covered by CCS Pension rules, 1972.

We had discussion with the Advocate for more than an hour. Adv. Sreeraj is the lawyer who fought our case on Extra Increment and won. He agreed to file the two cases before CAT, Ernakulam. We handed over all relevant documents to him. After studying the papers he will finalize the Petition and take all steps to file the petitions within a period of two weeks. Com. P S Ramankutty will file it on behalf of AIBSNLPWA along with two or three pensioners from Kerala. We shall attach a list of pensioners from Kerala showing them as the beneficiaries. Since the jurisdiction of the Ernakulam CAT is Kerala state only, list of those from other circles cannot be attached at this stage. But, the Telecom Department is notorious for going on appeal to High Court and Supreme Court whenever it is defeated in Tribunals. (We have the experience of winning our case on Pension Anomaly.) In this case also we should expect the same. When the matter is taken to the Supreme Court, list of pensioners of other Circles can be attached.

We should see that our Application is not rejected on technical ground. Legal fight is to be fought very carefully. It is along drawn struggle also. In CAT benches number of Judges have retired. Vacancies are not being filled up. Hence thousands of cases are pending for years together.

When justice is denied by Government or by Department we approach the Court of Law. There is undue delay in Courts, including the Supreme Court of India. This is the sorry state of affairs of Indian Judiciary System. But people like us have no alternative.

ANOMALY CASE

Com. R L Kapoor has reported from Delhi that on 23-1-2018, High Court of Delhi took up the appeal petition filed by Department of Telecom against the verdict of CAT Principal bench given in favour of pensioners, in the case our Association had filed and won. After hearing the arguments for some time the High Court simply postted the case to 22-10-2018 saying that detailed arguments are to be heard. !!!!

Gap of Nine months.!!! Our Advocate pleaded for an early date but the High Court did not agree. 

COURT CASES

Finally we are filing the two cases in CAT Ernakulam.
1. To get arrears from 1.1.2007 instead of 10.6.2013 in 78.2 revision. 
2. To get pension for all at the rate of 50% of last pay drawn on completion of ten years service.

Delhi and Chennai advocates demand very high fees.
In any case Govt will take us to High Court and Supreme Court.  So,  it is better to spend less money for cases  in CAT.
Com. DG and myself will meet the advocate on 23rd January and proceed further. Being a resident of Kerala I can file the cases on behalf of AIBSNLPWA CHQ.

Sankranti

Congrats !!! Good News from CHQ 

We are happy to note good organisational work in AP circle. The circle has, during the past one year, enrolled 900 new members. East Godavari SSA unit alone has enrolled 250 new members during the past six months. (Please Visit CHQ website)

Razole and Amalapuram Branch meetings on 07-01-2018.

General Body meetings of Razole Branch and Amalapuram Branch on 07-01-2018. DS East Godavari and CS AP addressed at both the meetings.  

IDA FROM JANUARY 2018 : 126.9%   FOR DPE ORDER : CLICK HERE: