UPDATE OF ACP CASE AT PATNA
02.03.2012
The
Contempt Application No. 22/2011 in non-implementation of ACP Scheme,
consequent upon final decision of courts, came on hearing in CAT,
Patna on 02.03.2012. Hon'ble CAT once again directed the CEO, Prasar
Bharati to grant the benefit of ACP scheme to the applicants, failing
which to appear in person in the court on next date of hearing. The
Govt. councel informed the court that a miscellanious application was
filed by them in Patna High Court for waiving of the personal
appearance of CEO in the Tribunal. On this, the case was adjourned to
27.03.2012. Hearing of the case, however, could not take place on 27th
March as the bench did not sit. The next date of hearing is awaited. Click
here to view the order dated 02.03.2012.
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29th
September, 2011
Hon'ble
Delhi High Court's Order(Click
here to view)
on Recognition of Associations
& Transfer of Office bearers
3 Associations namely ARTEE, ADTEA & PSA had filed Writ Petition
(C) No.6981/2011 in Delhi High Court challenging validity of
Order No. dated 08.09.2011 issued by CEO: Prasar Bharati (Click here
to view), alleging mainly that by issuing the impugned order dated
08.09.2011,
(1) the recognition of their Associations was
wrongly
withdrawn and as consequence,
(2) their office bearers have been wrongly transferred from
New Delhi.
The Government opposed the maintainability of this WP in High
Court on ground that the petition concerned to "service
matters" and should therefore be adjudicated in CAT which is
specifically constituted for the purpose. The Associations argued that
the issue concerned to " recognition of association of
employees", an issue which did not fall in the ambit of
"service matters", and is therefore beyond the jurisdiction
of CAT.
Hon'ble High Court, through their 12 pages judgment, passed order on
27.09.2011 as,
"This
court holds that the WP(C) No.6981/2011 is not maintainable in its
present form in the first instance in this court. It is
dismissed as such. It is clarified that it would be open to the
petitioner Associations to approach the CAT for relief questioning the validity of the impugned order dated
08.09.2011 on the ground that it adversely affects the conditions of
service of the office bearers of the petitioner Associations."
Accordingly, the Associations filed OA in CAT, New Delhi and
appeared before the court on 29.09.2011. While the court did not give
any interim relief to the petitioners, it ordered for the issuance of
notices to the Govt to be again heard on
17.10.2011/25.10.2011/08.11.2011/06.01.2012.
Nevertheless, it still remains which court will decide the contentious
issue of 'recognition of associations' which does not fall in
ambit of "service matters", and as such is beyond the jurisdiction
of CAT.
26th
July, 2011
CEO (Prasar
Bharati) who is also Additional Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of I&B, has given long and patience hearing to UADEE on
26.07.2011 on its legitimate
demands on
implementation of Patna ACP Case, One Cadre one Pay Scale, Notional Pay Fixation of
Tech/ Sr.Tech, Stopping of Outsourcing
and Unfair Labour Practices
being practiced in DGAIR/DGDD etc. After 2 hours long meeting, he assured the UADEE delegation that the
Govt./ Prasar Bharati is considering to implement the courts' judgments in their true
spirit. He also assured that no
major outsourcing and unfair labour practices, by way of discrimination between the
assoc./ unions in dealing with them, shall be allowed.
Join One !
Join All !
The CWC of UADEE
congratulates all its members, well- wishers and patrons for making Annual General Meeting (AGM) & 2nd National Convention of UADEE,
which was held in New Delhi on 21st & 22nd February, 2011, a grand success. Around 150 delegates & observers from different parts of the country took part in deliberation of the AGM &
Convention, besides a good numbers of delegates, observers and volunteers from different AIR & Doordarshan units of UADEE
in Delhi. The two days Convention was inaugurated on 21.02.2011 by
Shri V. Shivkumar, Member (Personel),
Prasar Bharati as Chief Guest and Shri Achintya Sinha, National Secretary of All India United Trade Union
Centre and
President of Joint Platform of Action (JPA)
as Guest of Honour. The grand Valedictory & Cultural function of
2nd National Convention was inaugurated on 22.02.2011 by Shri A.K.Jain, IAS, Member (Finance), Prasar Bharati
in presence of our Guest of Honour Shri R. Vidyasagar, E-in-C,
AIR, Shri Suhash Borkar, Convener, Jan
Prasar, an NGO struggling for financial independency for Prasar Bharati, Shri Azeez Pasha, Hon'ble Member of
Parliament (RS) and Shri Prokash Javadekar, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (RS). The leaders & members of constituent Associations/Unions of Akashvani & Doordarshan Employees' Federation (ADEF)
and few Central Trade Union leaders
from Delhi has also graced both inaugural and valedictory sessions of the AGM & 2nd National Convention of UADEE as a mark of their support & solidarity
towards the UADEE members across
the country. The details of the AGM
and the 2nd National Convention will be sent to all AIR & Doordarshan units of UADEE .
A view of the meeting
of UADEE delegation with
Smt.Ambika Soni, Hon'ble Union Minister of Information
& Broadcasting in her
office
To view film, Click
here
