Honble Supreme Court Judgement in Ratio Issue

Posted by R. Prabhakar, General Secretary on August 3rd, 2011 Secretary General has disclosed that the Honble Supreme Court has given its judgement in Ratio issue filed by Mr. Podar, Customs Superintendent and impleaded by one Mr. Bimal Kumar, CE Supdt. The following is the update from SG on the judgement. TO DAY IN A HISTORICAL JUDGEMENT THE APEX COURT HAS DECIDED THAT PARITY IN PROMOTION TO GR-A, POSTS MUST BE MAINTAINED SINCE 1997. RATIO MUST BE INCREAESD SINCE 1997. We have not yet received the detail judgement there is a chance of CONSULTATION WITH ASSOCIATION before implementation of the order. Highlights of the Order: 1. All to make representation to CBEC. They shall consider positively wrt base cadre seniority. 2. Union of India to consider them in light of Group B strengths. 3. To regularise from 1997 in the new ratio. 4. To complete the process before 31-12-2011. Our opinion: It is not known whether this judgement is squarely applicable for revision of ratio between Central Excise and Customs or will be confined to revision of ratio between Appraisers and Superintendent Customs as per the Podar case in the Honble Supreme court. Since some Group-B Officers of Central Excise have also got impleaded in this case, it is felt that ratio of the judgement is squarely applicable for revision of ratio between Central Excise and Customs. In such case, the affidavit filed by the Board in the Honble Supreme Court will lose its relevance. If it is applicable to both central excise and Customs, then what is its impact on the ongoing CR. Whether CR will be implemented after revision of ratio based on base cadre seniority. All the details will be known and published once copy of the judgement is received. ANY WAY LET US HOPE FOR THE BEST. THERE IS ALWAYS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

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