SNWPA – VIEWS ON – DoT OM dated 18-10-24 on Grant of notional increment on 1st July / 1st January to the employees.,
DoT OM dated 18-10-24 on Grant of notional increment on 1st July / 1st January to the employees who retired from Central Government Services on 30th June / 31st December respectively. DoT has restricted the implementation of notional increment to the Central Government employees only:
This highly biased, prejudiced and discriminatory order of DOT is not only legally untenable, unmaintainable, but highly condemnable.
The Judgment of the Hon. Supreme Court clearly makes out that it is applicable not only to the Petitioners or the interventionists in Hon. Supreme Court but also to third parties ( those who are not parties in the case), regardless of which scale they are in, whether CDA or IDA.
The very fact that 65 intervenors from BSNL have been extended the benefit of notional increment from 29.03.23 makes it abundantly clear that the Judgment is in no way related and has no bearing to CDA/ IDA scales and the orders of DOT extending the benefit to Central Govt. Employees only is in utter and contemptuous disregard of the Judgment of Hon Supreme Court of 6th Sept, 2024.
The order of DOT yet again exposes the ulterior and diabolical motives of DOT towards absorbed employees of BSNL/ MTNL.
Miscellaneous Application pending in Hon. Supreme Court for final disposal has no bearing to the merits of the case but only is about deciding the date of effect of implementation of the third Parties.
BDPA (INDIA) endorses the views and expects that the DoT will rectify it stand.
