SUPREME COURT ORDERS PAYMENT OF V PC ARREARS
Dated:
26th February 2013
Dear Comrades,
Another
feather to AIRASA’s Cap. Justice has prevailed. All the eligible
Accounts Staff
will get V PC arrears of Improved Payscales for the period
from 1-1-96 to
18-02-2003.
It is
history that after a sustained struggle, in 2003, the Railway Accounts
employees under the banner of AIRASA achieved improved Pay scales
in the V PC.
The same was granted notionally with effect from 1.1.1996
and actually from
19.2.2003.
Few
members of AIRASA in Trivandrum (Shri Jose Sebastian and
4 others) challenged
the decision of the Railway Board (ie Govt) to grant
the higher pay scale from
19.2.12003 and demanded that higher
pay (and subsequent arrears of pay) be paid
from 1.1.1996, in the CAT, Ernakulam.
CAT,
Ernakulam, on 30.6.2006, quashed the order of Railway Board
granting notional
fixation from 1.1.1996 to 18.2.2003 and directed that the
higher pay scale be
paid in real terms with effect from 1.1.1996.
The Railway board moved HC of
Kerala against this directive of
the CAT, Ernakulam. Finding no merit in the
writ petition moved by the
Railway Board, the HC of Kerala rejected the appeal
(27.3.2012).
Railway
Board planned to move the SC. The petitioners
(only three are still in service,
other two have since retired)under the
guidance and support of AIRASA and its
General Secretary M.S. Unnikrishnan
filed caveat in the SC so that the SLP by
the Railway Board is not admitted
without hearing the original petitioners.
The
case finally came up for admission on 25th February 2013 and the SC
rejected
the SLP, rather the SLP moved by the Railway Board was not admitted –
ie the
CAT directive to pay arrears of pay from 1.1.1996 is upheld.
The
case has come to finality. AIRASA will
follow up with Railway board on
receipt of the Copy of the Order to implement
the directive of the Court.
Other
pending demands including MACP anomalies are being followed up
regularly and a
team of Office bearers will meet Board Officials shortly
in this regard.
With
greetings,
Yours
fraternally
(M.S.unnikrishnan
)
General
Secretary
9 comments:
Does any body has this circular of Railway board no 67/ca/3/1 dated 25.17.1970 and 12.02.1973 regarding promotion to the position of cost accountant in the event of qualifying the icwa exam
when will the arrear of v pc may be paid
Again govt not willing to pay arrears
Govt ke har ghotalo ke minimum amount bhi hamare arrear se bahut kam hai
Now that Railway Minister has assumed the charge kindly expedit the payment of long pending arrears of Accounts staff which are so called backbone of Indian Railways.
Payment of Arrears will help in boosting the morale of sincere and earnest Railway Accounts Staff.
ALL THE VERY BEST AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RAILWAY ACCOUNTs STAFF FOR HAVING PATIENCE AND PUTTING IN THEIR BEST SERVICES IN THE INTEREST OF NATION. GOVT. SHOULD ALSO RESPECT THE DECISION OF THE HONOURABLE SUPREME COURT WHICH IS THE HIGHEST PLATE-FORM OF JUSTICE IN INDIA AND RELEASE THE ARREARS OF PAY-N-ALLOWANCES TO THE ORGANIZED ACCOUNTS STAFF ALL OVER INDIA AT THE EARLIEST.
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all the best
This is not the latest update. Board have again filed a SLP. Pl give details of that.
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