Friday, March 1, 2013

SUPREME COURT ORDERS PAYMENT OF V PC ARREARS
 
           Dated: 26th February 2013
 
Dear Comrades,
Another feather to AIRASA’s Cap. Justice has prevailed. All the eligible
Accounts Staff will get V PC arrears of Improved Payscales for the period
from 1-1-96 to 18-02-2003.
It is history that after a sustained struggle, in 2003, the Railway Accounts
employees under the banner of AIRASA achieved improved Pay scales
in the V PC. The same was granted notionally with effect from 1.1.1996
and actually from 19.2.2003.
Few members of AIRASA in Trivandrum (Shri Jose Sebastian and
4 others) challenged the decision of the Railway Board (ie Govt) to grant
 the higher pay scale from 19.2.12003 and demanded that higher
 pay (and subsequent arrears of pay) be paid from 1.1.1996, in the CAT, Ernakulam.
CAT, Ernakulam, on 30.6.2006, quashed the order of Railway Board
granting notional fixation from 1.1.1996 to 18.2.2003 and directed that the
 higher pay scale be paid in real terms with effect from 1.1.1996.
The Railway board moved HC of Kerala against this directive of
the CAT, Ernakulam. Finding no merit in the writ petition moved by the
 Railway Board, the HC of Kerala rejected the appeal (27.3.2012).
Railway Board planned to move the SC. The petitioners
(only three are still in service, other two have since retired)under the
 guidance and support of AIRASA and its General Secretary M.S. Unnikrishnan
 filed caveat in the SC so that the SLP by the Railway Board is not admitted
 without hearing the original petitioners.
The case finally came up for admission on 25th February 2013 and the SC rejected
 the SLP, rather the SLP moved by the Railway Board was not admitted – ie the
CAT directive to pay arrears of pay from 1.1.1996 is upheld.
The case has come to finality.  AIRASA will follow up with Railway board on
 receipt of the Copy of the Order to implement the directive of the Court.
Other pending demands including MACP anomalies are being followed up
 regularly and a team of Office bearers will meet Board Officials shortly
 in this regard.
With greetings,
                                                                                                 Yours fraternally
                                                                                                 (M.S.unnikrishnan )
                                                                                                  General Secretary

9 comments:

Rakesh said...

Does any body has this circular of Railway board no 67/ca/3/1 dated 25.17.1970 and 12.02.1973 regarding promotion to the position of cost accountant in the event of qualifying the icwa exam

Anonymous said...

when will the arrear of v pc may be paid

Anonymous said...

Again govt not willing to pay arrears

Anonymous said...

Govt ke har ghotalo ke minimum amount bhi hamare arrear se bahut kam hai

SANKAR said...

Now that Railway Minister has assumed the charge kindly expedit the payment of long pending arrears of Accounts staff which are so called backbone of Indian Railways.







SANKAR said...

Payment of Arrears will help in boosting the morale of sincere and earnest Railway Accounts Staff.

gsrawat said...

ALL THE VERY BEST AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RAILWAY ACCOUNTs STAFF FOR HAVING PATIENCE AND PUTTING IN THEIR BEST SERVICES IN THE INTEREST OF NATION. GOVT. SHOULD ALSO RESPECT THE DECISION OF THE HONOURABLE SUPREME COURT WHICH IS THE HIGHEST PLATE-FORM OF JUSTICE IN INDIA AND RELEASE THE ARREARS OF PAY-N-ALLOWANCES TO THE ORGANIZED ACCOUNTS STAFF ALL OVER INDIA AT THE EARLIEST.

gsrawat@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

all the best

Anonymous said...

This is not the latest update. Board have again filed a SLP. Pl give details of that.