CAT Case filed against PS Gr. B and Sr.PM examination.

All India Association of IPASP Punjab through its Circle Secretary on the direction of its General Secretary has filed an  application in Hon’ble CAT Chandigarh  against the following orders and for  the appropriate reliefs:-

(1)          Application is made against the letter dated 6.4.2011 by which the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Postal Services Group ‘B’ 2011, has been  ordered to be held on 15.5.2011 which is against the  Department of Posts, Postal Superintendents / Postmasters Group B Recruitment Rules, 1987, as amended from time to time and  consider the case of the applicants  under these rules  in their quota for promotion from due date with all the consequential benefits and it be declared that the bifurcation of quota now carried out by the respondents is illegal, arbitrary and bereft of any discernible principle. 

(2)      Against the Department of Posts, Senior Postmaster (Group B Gazetted), Postmaster (Grade ‘III and II-Group B non-Gazetted) and Postmaster (Grade I-Group C Non-Gazetted) Recruitment Rules, 2010, i.e Postmasters Cadre Rules, 2010 run contrary to the Postal Services Postmaster Group B Rules, 1987 as amended from time to time, as the quota of the Inspector Line, has also been reduced from 19% and 75% by carving out the posts whereas these are to be carved out from General line as per original notification. 

The case was listed today. After hearing our counsel, the Hon’ble CAT sent a motion notice to DOP for 11.05.2011.