After recent judgment of HC Chandigarh and clearance to go ahead with promotions for AO to CAO, the issues have been further discussed for issuing promotion orders.
But it is informed that apart from this decided court case, other three court cases are pending including appeal by BSNL in High Court Kolkata against decision dated 14/09/2023 by CAT Kolkata in Ankur Kumar Singh v/s BSNL case. {Copy<<<>> }
Also, some applicants have approached CAT Chandigarh for similar seniority related issues, but the case was not admitted.
Due to pendency of these court cases, BSNL has called for legal opinion to go ahead with promotions, but the same is not in favor of going ahead with promotions. Now these seniority issues are being taken care by the Management to have a full proof promotion order which should not be challenged further.
Meanwhile, the appeal by BSNL in this Ankur Kumar Singh case pending at Hon. HC Kolkata is decided on 17/03/2026 {Copy<<<>> }
Now as per submission of BSNL, Hon. High Court Kolkata has observed that the finding of the the Tribunal is erroneous. While giving judgment, Hon. CAT Kolkata has relied on DoPT OM Dated 04/03/2014 {Copy<<<>> } which has been cancelled and declared as withdrawn on 19/11/2019 and new OM is issued on 13/08/2021 {Copy<<<>>}. This revised OM was not filed before court while the issue was discussed and decided by CAT Kolkata.
Now, HC Kolkata has noted that the Tribunal had no occasion to examine the impact of this OM dated 13/08/2021 whereby the OM dated 04/03/2014 was directed to be treated as withdrawn. Hon HC accepted submission of senior advocate of BSNL that the impugned order of Tribunal may be set aside and matter may be sent back to the Tribunal to re-decide the matter, in accordance with law.
Advocate of respondent has also agreed to this prayer and accordingly, the impugned judgment dated 14/09/2023 is set aside and OA 350/00098/2015 is restored to its original number and file.
Hon CAT is further requested to expedite the hearing of the matter and endeavor to decide it expeditiously preferably in a period of six months from date of pronouncement of this HC Judgement.
Thus, the issues are moving with positivity and towards the desired goal of CAO Regular Promotions and now it is clear that though it may take some more time, CAO Regular promotion orders will be surely issued shortly by overcoming all such remaining hurdles.
The similar issues are observed in DGM telecom promotions and promotions of some other cadres and once these issues are taken care/resolved, the long awaited promotions for the post of DGM Telecom and similarly affected some other cadres will be quite possible.
Thus, major issues in the pending promotions of BSNL executives are on the way to resolution and we will be able to get all pending promotions and we will continue our persuasion to clear the stalemate. Hope for the best.
