Normally, any departmental examination for promotion is held every year depending upon year-wise vacancies so that the eligible candidate for a particular year vacancy would get opportunity to get selection for subsequent year vacancies. But disregarding all principles, the department conducted Group B examination by bunching of vacancies for four years viz. 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Our Association objected to it. But the Department did not heed. Some of IP/ASP filed cases before CAT Madras and CAT Patna and prayed for a stay order. The honourable CATs at that time rejected to pass stay order. Though the single selection for all the four years is prejudicial to majority of the eligible candidates the Department successfully conducted the examination. With a result many juniors who were not at all eligible for the vacancies of 2004, 2005 and 2006 were allowed to appear, got selected and promoted. Now many ineligible candidates are working as PS Group B officer. The CAT Madras passed an order in OA 64/08 and some of the relevant paragraphs are reproduced below:
“ 15. If the selection for promotion is based every year separately for 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, depending upon year-wise vacancies, the eligible candidate for 2003 who did not get selection for the year vacancies, would get opportunity to seek selection for subsequent year vacancies and because of bunching of vacancies for all the four years and holding single selection is prejudicial to majority of the eligible candidate and such selection is detrimental to the eligible employees for whose purpose it has been intended. The respondents have not placed any instruction of guidelines in support their claim for holding the single selection by bunching of vacancies for 4 years or several years.
16. In view of such circumstances as discussed above, the decision to bunch the vacancies for all the four years together and holding a simple selection is discriminatory, arbitrary, unfair and also amounts to defect the selection.
17. In spite of objections raised by the applicants by way of representations an also by filing of this OA, the authorities have not taken any care and proceeded further in conducting examinations. The authorities have completed most of the selection procedure in conducting examination and also declared the result of the successful candidates in the written test.
18. In view of such circumstances, if this selection is restricted for the vacancies for the year 2003, no harm would be caused to any of the eligible candidates who faced the examination and selection for the year 2003 is held valid and the selection for the vacancies for 2004, 2005 and 2006 are held to be defective, arbitrary, irrational and discriminatory. Thus the claim of the applicants is allowed partly, directing the respondents to secure year-wise vacancies for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 in respect of promotion to the cadre of Postal Services Group B by preparing year-wise list of eligible candidates and also vacancies and thereafter hold fresh Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE), restricting the present selection only for the year 2003.
19. In the result, the OA is partly allowed as above, with no order as to costs.”
Note:
What is the use of this order? The Department has deliberately conducted this examination. No relief was given by the CAT to affected candidates at that time. Selected candidates have now promoted and working in the higher posts. Justice is supposed to be delivered in time.
Justice delayed is Justice denied!
S.Samuel
General Secretary
At the initiative of DG Posts, PTC Vadodara has brought out the following publications to the benefit of aspiring candidates for PS Group B examination:
(1) Question papers of past years for the PS Gr B Exam.
(2) Reading material.
(3) Model question paper containing 5 sets.
Cost of one complete set is Rs 1000/- (Rupees One thousand only). Remittance should be made by eMO only to the following address:
Publication Division, Postal Training Centre, Vadodara – 390022
Publications will be sent by speed post. Please write your complete address with PIN code in the communication portion of the MO form.
S.B.Mahapatra
President
Senior Postmaster (Retd)
Bhubaneswar GPO
Bhubaneswar 751001
Off:0674 -2390165 Res: 2391087
Mob: 09437190518
eMail: sb1mahapatra@sify.com
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S. Samuel, M.A, B.L.
General Secretary
Senior Postmaster
Thyagaraya Nagar HPO.
Chennai 600 017
Off: 044–24346691 Res: 22433702
Mob: 094441 44764
eMail: samgs2005@rediffmail.com
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S.Ravi, B.Sc,B.L.
Treasurer
Assistant Director (RB)
Postal Directorate
New Delhi 110 001
Off: 011 – 23036204, Res-23811333
Mob: 09868093101
eMail: selvanathanravi@gmail.com
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S.B.Mahapatra
President
Senior Postmaster (Retd)
Bhubaneswar GPO
Bhubaneswar 751001
Off:0674 -2390165 Res: 2391087
Mob: 09437190518
eMail: sb1mahapatra@sify.com
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S. Samuel, M.A, B.L.
General Secretary
Senior Postmaster
Thyagaraya Nagar HPO.
Chennai 600 017
Off: 044–24346691 Res: 22433702
Mob: 094441 44764
eMail: samgs2005@rediffmail.com
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S.Ravi, B.Sc,B.L.
Treasurer
Assistant Director (RB)
Postal Directorate
New Delhi 110 001
Off: 011 – 23036204, Res-23811333
Mob: 09868093101
eMail: selvanathanravi@gmail.com
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