Promotion and reservation

Promotional post can not be filled up by direct recruitment – If eligible reserved category candidate not available for promotion, the post can be filled up by general category – Joint Director of Education directed to consider the proposal of COM to promote the petitioner - 2010 (4) AWC 3486

Compassionate appointment - Merit points and procedure

No. 37-36/2004-SPB-1/C. Government of India
Ministry of Communication & IT
Department of Posts

SPB-1/C. Section
Dak Bhawan, Parliament Street,
New Delhi – 110001

No. 37-36/2004-SPB-I/C Dated 20.01.2010

Sub: - Scheme for Compassionate Appointment – Relative Merit Points and Procedure for selection

The objective of the Scheme for Compassionate Appointment is to grant appointment on compassionate grounds to a dependent family member of a Government servant dying in harness or who is retired on medical grounds, thereby leaving his family in penury and without any means of livelihood. It is to relieve the family of the Government servant concerned from financial destitution and to help it get over the emergency. Keeping, I view the objective of the Scheme, the existing instructions relating to compassionate Appointment have time and again been reviewed/modified/simplified so that the system finally derived at shall be more transparent, efficient and uniform in nature.

The efficacy of the Scheme is based on its transparency. It is this aspect, which is foremost and hence while considering a request for appointment on Compassionate grounds by a Committee, a balanced and objective assessment of the financial condition of the family has to be made taking into consideration its assets and liabilities and all other relevant factors such as the presence of earning member, size of the family, ages of the children and the essential needs of the family etc. This is done to assess the degree of indigence among all the applicants considered for compassionate appointment within the prescribed ceiling of 5% of the direct recruitment vacancies.

The existing position has been reviewed in this Department and it has been decided by the competent authority that to achieve the objective of the scheme of the Compassionate Appointment and to ensure complete transparency, merits of the cases can be conveniently decided by allocating points to the applicants based on various attributes indicated in the references of DOP&T from time to time. Accordingly the Department has worked out a system of allocation of points to various attributes based on a hundred point-scale as indicated in the tables below: -

(A) FAMILY PENSION (BASIC EXCLUDING DA & ALLOWANCES)

S.No.	Points	Proposed slab for Department of Posts
1	20	Upto 5000
2	18	5001 - 8000
3	16	8001 - 11000
4	14	11001 - 14000
5	12	14001 - 17000
6	10	17001 - 20000
7	8	20001 - 23000
8	6	Above 23000

(b)Terminal benefits (DCRG, GPF, CGEGIS, Leave encashment & Pension Commutation)

S.No.	Points	Proposed slab for Department of Posts
1	10	Upto 140000
2	9	140001 - 168000
3	8	168001 - 196000
4	7	196001 - 224000
5	6	224001 - 252000
6	5	252001 - 280000
7	4	280001 - 308000
8	3	308001 - 336000
9	2	336001 - 364000
10	1	364001 - 420000
11	0	420001 & above

(c)Monthly income of earning members and income from property

S.No.	Points	Proposed slab for Department of Posts
1	5	No Income
2	4	2500 or less
3	3	2501 - 3500
4	2	3501 - 4500
5	1	4501 - 5500
6	0	5500 & above

(d) Moveable/Immovable Property

S.No.	Points	Proposed slab for Department of Posts
1	10	Nil
2	8	Upto 150000
3	6	150001 - 300000
4	3	300001 - 600000
5	1	600001 - 1000000
6	0	above 1000000

(e)No of dependents - Points

Unmarried daughters	Points
(i) 3 and above	15
(ii) 2	10
(iii) 1	5
(vi) None	0

(g)No of Minor children - Points

Minor Children	Points
(i) 3 and above	15
(ii) 2	10
(iii) 1	5
(vi) None	0

(h)Left over Service - Points

Left over service	Points
(i) Over 20 years	10
(ii) Over 15 & 20 years	8
(iii) Over 10 & Upto 15 years	6
(vi) Over 5 & 10 years	4
(v)0 - 5 years	2

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, CASES WHERE THE WIFE OF THE DECEASED OFFICIAL HAS APPLIED FOR COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT FOR HERSELF, SHE SHALL GET 15 ADDITIONAL POINTS AS GRACE POINTS. THIS WILL BE IN LINE WITH THE GENERAL PRINCIPLE THAT THE WIDOW NEEDS TO BE GIVEN PREFERENCE FOR COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT.

The above system of weightage not only awards objectivity to the entire method but also ensured complete transparency and uniformity in the selection process. The above method should be strictly followed with immediate effect, keeping in view the instructions issued by the Department of Personnel & Training from time to time.

This has the approval of Secretary (Posts)

Sd/- (B. P. Sridevi)
Director (Staff)

मृतक आश्रित को नौकरी - पारदर्शी दिशानिर्देश

हिंदुस्तान दैनिक २४/०२/२०१०- "मृतक आश्रितों की भर्ती में पारदर्शिता के लिए डाक विभाग ने नई व्यवस्था लागू कर दी है। अब इस विभाग में नियुक्ति के लिए मृतक आश्रितों का चयन मेरिट (अंक) के आधार पर किया जाएगा। सेवाकाल में मौत या अक्षमता पर सेवानिवृत्त होने वाले कर्मचारी के परिवार की वित्तीय स्थिति, संपत्ति, जिम्मेदारी, परिवार के आकार तथा बच्चों की उम्र के आधार पर अंक दिए जाएंगे।

यह काम एक कमेटी करेगी। इस मूल्यांकन में जो आवेदक सबसे अधिक अंक पाएंगे, उसे ही नौकरी दी जाएगी। ऐसा पारदर्शिता के लिए किया गया है क्योंकि मृतक आश्रित की नियुक्ति में केंद्र सरकार ने पांच प्रतिशत की सीलिंग लगा रखी है। सीधी भर्ती के कुल रिक्त पदों के पांच प्रतिशत पर ही शैक्षिक योग्यता के अनुसार मृतक आश्रित नियुक्त किए जाते हैं।

डाक विभाग में इस व्यवस्था के दुरुपयोग की काफी शिकायतें आई। जरूरतमंदों को दरकिनार कर उन कर्मचारियों के आश्रितों को नौकरी देने के भी मामले आए हैं, जो आर्थिक तौर पर सबल हैं। यही वजह है कि इस व्यवस्था में पारदर्शिता के लिए विभाग को यह नया सिस्टम लागू करना पड़ा।

डाक विभाग के निदेशक (स्टॉफ) बीपी श्रीदेवी की ओर से जारी आदेश में कहा गया है कि मृतक आश्रित के भर्ती की व्यवस्था उन आश्रितों की मदद के लिए बनाई गई है, जिनके कमाऊ सदस्य के इस दुनिया से चले जाने के बाद परिवार के जीविकोपाजर्न मुश्किल हो जाता है। इस सुविधा का लाभ ऐसे जरूरतमंद ही उठा सकें इसलिए मेरिट सिस्टम लागू किया गया है। मूल्यांकन 100 अंकों के आधार पर किया जायेगा।" (स्रोत - हिंदुस्तान दैनिक २४/०२/२०१०)
केंद्रीय सर्कार द्वारा विगत माह,जनवरी २०१० में आश्रित की आर्थिक परिस्थितियों के आकलन के लिए तथा कुछ और विन्दुओं को जो मृतक आश्रित को नौकरी देने के लिए ध्यान में रखी जानी चाहिए, स्पष्ट रूप से चिन्हित करते हुए उन पर अंक निर्धारित किया है । इसके विस्तृत विवरण के लिए कृपया अगला सन्देश (अंग्रेजी में) देखें।
- डा० वसिष्ठ नारायण त्रिपाठी

तदर्थ या संविदा कर्मचारी को मनमाने तौर से नहीं हटाया जा सकता

यह सुस्थापित न्यायिक कानून है कि एक तदर्थ या संविदा कर्मचारी को दूसरे तदर्थ या संविदा कर्मचारी की नियुक्ति करने के लिए नहीं हटाया जा सकता। इस सम्बन्ध में उच्चतम न्यायलय तथा उच्च न्यायालयों के बहुतायत से निर्णय उपलब्द्ध हैं। इस तरह के कर्मचारियों को सेवा में रहने का तब तक अधिकार है जब तक उस पद पर नियमित नियुक्ति नहीं हो जाती।

Suspended employee is not entitled to revised pay

In CIVIL APPEAL NO.1096 OF 2010 [ARISING OUT OF SLP (CIVIL) NO.9071 OF 2009] UNION OF INDIA v. R.K. CHOPRA decided on 01/02/2010, the Supreme Court allowing the government’s appeal rejected the claim of a Government servant for revision of subsistence allowance based on the pay revision effected by the Central Civil Services (Revision Pay ) Rules,1997, which came into force on the 1st day of January, 1996, while he was under suspension from service.

In Para 26 of the judgment, the Supreme Court held :

“On a combined reading of Note 3 to Rule 7 of the Revised Pay Rules and FR 53(1)(ii)(a) with the clarification with Office Memorandum dated 27th August, 1958 it is clear that if the revision of pay takes effect from a date prior to the date of suspension of a Government servant then he would be entitled to benefit of increment in pay and in the subsistence allowance for the period of suspension, but if the revision scale of pay takes effect from a date falling within the period of suspension then the benefit of revision of pay and the subsistence allowances will accrue to him, only after reinstatement depending on the fact whether the period of suspension is treated as duty or not. In view of the clear distinction drawn by the Rule making authority between the cases in which the Revised scale of pay takes effect from a date prior to the date of suspension and a date falling within the period of suspension, the plea of discrimination raised cannot be sustained especially when there is no challenge to the Rules. The benefit of pay revision and the consequent revision of subsistence allowance stand postponed till the conclusion of the departmental proceedings, if the pay revision has come into effect while the Government servant is under suspension. So far as the present case is concerned, the Revised Pay Rules came into force on 1st January, 1996 when the respondent was under suspension and later he was dismissed from service on 04.08.2005 and hence the benefit of pay revision or the revision of subsistence allowance did not accrue to him. The Tribunal as well as the High Court have committed an error in holding that the respondent is entitled to the benefit of Revised Pay Rules. We, therefore, allow the appeal and set aside those orders.”

Relevant Rules :

(1) Rule 10 (2) of the CCS (CCA) Rules 1965.
(2) Fundamental Rules Chapter VIII FR 53;
(3) Government of India order G.M.O.M. No. F-2(36)-Ests/-III/58 dated 27th August, 1958 (given in the Swamy's compilation of Fundamental and supplementary Rules)
(4) Central Civil Services (Revision Pay ) Rules,1997 , Rules 3,5,6 and 7.

Reservation - A candidate ranked in general merit can not be counted in reserved category

In Uttar Pradesh, the State Legislature has enacted the U.P. Public Services (Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1994, to provide for the reservation in public services and posts in favour of the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes of citizens. Section 3 (6) of the aforesaid Act, which is relevant for the purpose, reads as follows:-
"3. Reservation in favour of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.-

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(6). If a person belonging to any of the categories mentioned in sub-section (1) gets selected on the basis of merit in an open competition with general candidates, he shall not be adjusted against the vacancies reserved for such category under sub-section (1).
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A Division Bench of Allahabad High Court in Special Appeal No.17 of 2010 Shom Raj Shukla Vs. Public Service Commission U.P. and others , decided on 12/01/2010 has held that:
"From a plain reading of the aforesaid provision, it is evident that if a person belonging to any of the reserved categories, gets selected on the basis of merit in an open competition with general candidates, he shall not be adjusted against the vacancy reserved for such category. Therefore, such of the candidate of the reserved category selected on the basis of merit in an open competition with general category, shall not be accounted for for calculating the percentage of reservation……Merely the fact that more than 50% of the persons belonging to reserved category have been appointed, will not mean that reservation had exceeded 50% of the vacancies and had exceeded the same. De jure reservation of more than 50%, ordinarily may not be permissible, but de facto it may be possible that more than 50% of the posts are filled by members of the reserved category on merit, as had happened in the present case.

The court observed that appointment of a large number of candidates belonging to the reserved category in the general category on merit, may be a ground to reconsider the policy of reservation, but it cannot be said that those members of the reserved category who have been appointed on merit, in the face of the language of Section 3 (6) of the Act, 1994, have to be counted amongst the members of the reserved category."

Gratuity can not be taken away by contract

In CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1478 OF 2004 Allahabad Bank & Anr. v. All India Allahabad Bank Retired Emps. Assn. decided on 15/12/2009 the Supreme Court held that:
Gratuity is a statutory right; it can not be taken away by agreement. Employees having exercised their option to avail benefits under pension scheme are not stopped from claiming benefit under provisions of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. An establishment (Allahabad Bank in this case) is under statutory obligation to pay gratuity as provided for u/s. 4 read with s.14 of the Act . there is no escape from payment of gratuity under the provisions of the Act unless the establishment is granted exemption from the operation of the provisions of the Act by the appropriate Government.Provisions of Act prevail over all other enactment or instrument or contract so far as payment of gratuity is concerned. The right to receive gratuity under the provisions of the Act cannot be defeated by any instrument or contract.

The Supreme Court relied on Municipal Corporation Delhi v. Dharam Prakash Sharma & Ors. (1998)7SCC 221, where it was held that: "The mere fact that the gratuity is provided for under the Pension Rules will not disentitle him to get the payment of gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act. In view of the overriding provisions contained in Section 14 of the Payment of Gratuity Act, the provision for gratuity under the Pension Rules will have no effect.