Many of our
members are having a doubt in their minds that
our AIB in not showing any
interest for removal of regional
disparity in promotions as existed in our
cadre. But this
is not at all a fact; our Association is fully concerned for
removal of the same. Recently DG/HRD vide its
letter dated 04.09.13
and 09.09.2013 has proposed for
preparation of unified
seniority list of Inspectors of
Central Excise on all India basis to
remove regional
disparity for promotion to the next grade. What DG/HRD
proposed that
first it would prepare one unified seniority
list of all existing Inspectors
considering the merit lists
of direct recruit Inspectors and date of DPCs of
promotee
Inspectors, thereafter all promotions to the post of
Superintendent
would be made basing on such seniority list
prospectively. DG/HRD is trying to
remove the regional
disparity in prospectively. But this proposal is against
the
recommendations of Bhardwaj Committee and Board
minutes of 97 and
12.01.2011 for merger of all 3 base
cadres( Inspector/PO/Examiner) and
preparation of
unified base cadre seniority . The Apex
Court has
already decided that “ If on judicial scrutiny it
cannot stand the test of
reasonableness and
constitutionality it cannot be allowed to continue
and has
to be struck down”. Since the case filed
by Mr Laxaman Rao against the Supdt.
Central
Excise Recruitment Rules was rejected by Apex Court,
our
Association has no other option except to
approach CAT in a
different footing for parity
with Examiner of Customs to solve inter cadre
as
well as intra cadre disparity. Therefore OA No.
2323 was filed in the Delhi CAT by
our Association
with the prayer to issue direction to
amend/revise the
Recruitment Rules to bring all the Inspectors
(i.e.,
Inspectors of Central Excise, Preventive
Officers and Examiners of Customs)
recruited in a
particular year through All India Combined Examination
in parity as per their seniority position in respect of their
service
conditions and promotions to maintain the principal
of equal opportunity
& equality before law and to
save the senior Central Excise officers
from humiliation
of working under their juniors recruited much after in
Customs belonging to the same cadre of Inspector in CBEC.
If this case will be decided in our favour definitely there
is
a hope for removal of inter cadre as well as intra cadre disparities
as
existed in our cadre.