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Tuesday, 12 November 2019

Supreme Court of India Judgement : Consideration of GDS service who promoted to Departmental post.

Date : 12.11.2019

Supreme Court of India Judgement : Consideration of GDS service who promoted to Departmental post.

The Hon'ble Court pronounced the following Judgement.

(i)     In  the  event  the  Central  Government  or  the postal   department   has   already   issued   any order  for  pension  to  any  of  the  respondents, then  such  pension  should  not  be  disturbed.In issuing   this  direction,   we  are  following  the course  which  was  directed  to  be  adopted  by this  Court  in  the  case  of  *Union  of  India  &  Ors. v.  Registrar  &  Anr.(supra)*.

(ii)   In  respect  of  the  other  respondents,  who have  not  been  issued  any  order  for  pension,  the concerned  ministry  may  consider  as  to  whether the  minimum  qualifying  service  Rule  can  be relaxed  in  their  cases  in  terms  of  Rule  88  of  the 1972  Rules.

Small Analysis :

 • Rule  49(3) of 1972 Rules specifies: 

*“In  calculating  the  length  of  qualifying  service, fraction  of  a  year  equal  to  three  months  and above  shall  be  treated  as  a  completed  one  half year  and  reckoned as qualifying  service.”*

• Rule  88  of  the  1972  Rules  empowers  the  concerned ministry  or  the  department  to  relax  the  operation  of  any Rule  to  prevent  undue  hardship  in  a  particular  case.  This provision  as  embodied  in  Rule  88,  provides:

“88.  Power  to  relax : 

"Where   any   Ministry   or   Department   of   the Government  is  satisfied  that  the  operation  of these   rules,   causes   undue   hardship   in   any particular  case,  that  Ministry  or  Department,  as the  case  may  be,  may,  by  order  for  reasons  to  be recorded  in  writing,  dispense  with  or  relax  the requirements  of  that  rule  to  such  extent  and subject  to  such  exceptions  and  conditions  as  it may  consider  necessary  for  dealing  with  the  case in  a  just  and equitable manner :

Provided  that  no  such  order  shall  be  made except  with  the  concurrence    of  the  Department of  Pension  & Pensioner’s  Welfare.”

Exercise  of  power  under  the  said  Rules  however comes   within   the   decision   making   domain   of   the executive.

Conclusion : In this subject , Communication Ministry will have to take a decision for reducing the minimum qualifying service to get pension in terms of Rule 88 of the 1972 Rules.

Ch.laxmi narayana.

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