P. Krishnan Vs. Union of India and Others - Court Judgment

1. The applicant is presently working as Gramin Dak Sevak in the Department of Posts within the jurisdiction of Vadakara Postal Division. He has filed this Original Application seeking the following reliefs:-

"(1). To declare that the service of the applicant in the cadre of Postman be reckoned as pensionable service with effect from 17.03.2003 with all consequential benefits at par with his counter parts.

(2). To direct the Respondents to admit the Applicant to the General Provident Fund and Pension Scheme prevalent in the year 2003."

2. When this case is taken up for consideration today, learned counsel for the respondents submits that the Department is prepared to grant the benefits which had been granted to the applicants in OA No. 81 of 2012. He prays that some reasonable time may be granted to do so.

3. In OA No. 81 of 2012 this Tribunal had directed thus:-

"5. In the light of the fact that the applicants have been appointed only in 2004 whereas the batch mates were given notional appointment from 2003 onwards, applicants need not be isolated for granting that benefit. Accordingly, we declare that the applicants will also be entitled to count their services from 2003 as in the case of their batch- mates so that they will also fall within the pension rules which was in force in 2003. They will also be entitled to fixation of pay. However, they will be paid their arrears and other benefits only for a period of three years prior to filing of this Original Application."

4. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties at Bar, this Original Application is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to grant similar benefits to the applicant in this Original application also. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.