ALL INDIA CENTRAL EXCISE INSPECTORS ASSOCIATION GUNTUR BRANCH: KANNAVARITHOTA: GUNTUR 522 004

(RECOGNISED BY THE GOVERNM ENT OF IND M IA, INISTRY OF FINANCE, VID CBEC F.NO.B.12017/1/2004-Ad.IV A dated 31.12.07 & E 14.01.08)

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P.V.SA AN R A A TY A AY N G ERA SECRETA EN L RY

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Ref. No.09/2012-G en. To The Secretary G eneral, AICEIA, Kolkota. D ear Koushikji,

D ate:31.03.2012.

Sub: Proposal of unified Seniority in the cadre of Inspectors to rem ove regional disparity Reg. *** Kind reference is invited to the Boards letter F.N o.8/B/44/H (H )2011(Pb.I) dt.28.03.2012 on the subject m RD RM atter and further to the request of the SG for the view and com ents. Let s m m thank you, profusely for undertaking this exercise on such a issue e w here there is no unanim ity. 2. The G untur Branch com ents/view m s/suggestions to offer. has the follow ing

a)

The subject of all India seniority and all India transferability w ere discussed and dealt at length few years ago and w as shelved as im practicable by the Board itself. the regional disparities in-prom otions w ould invariably invite litigations and w ould lead to m ess-up the issue further than to solve.

b) The all India seniority subject is brought fore again just to solve

c)

D ifferences in the m ber units of AICEIA w em ould surface on the controversial subject and w ould lead to a situation w here the existence of AICEIA w ould be at stake. up a controversial subject w here there are differences, w ould give opportunity to the Board to pit AICEIA against its m bers. em

d) The AICEIA represents only a third of the cadre, therefore taking

e) For a problem lim ited to certain regions an all India solution is not possible. Therefore a specific solution is to be found pertaining to the identified regions. f) The cadre cannot be com pared to other cadres w have the all ho India seniority. The post of an inspector is a sm one and his all lim have to be draw confining to the boundaries of a state, its n at the m ost.

g) As decided by the Board this is practicable only from 2004

onw ards. N othing should be done to disturb the existing structure as it w ould bring out tsunam of litigating issues w i hich w take aw ill ay our energies and im erse us in a sea of m litigations w hich is very m uch avoidable.

h) W have enough no. of issues pertaining to the cadre w e here there is unanim of opinion, w better concentrate on those ity e issues than on the issues w hich divide us. i) If this issue is allow to take centre stage the Board w have ed ill an excuse to further delay Cadre Restructuring w hich is already a delayed and truncated one. Let us not allow ourselves to play into the hands of the people w are bent upon striking at our beleaguered unity. Lets us be ho vigilant and rem ain aw ake against such attem pts.

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k) Therefore, the AICEIA is requested to think tw ice before taking any decision on this issue w here there is no unanim ity.

Com rad ely yo urs (P.V .Satyanarayan a)

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