Implement Hon'ble CAT order regarding payment Pension and Ex-gratia payment to retired ST employees- BSNLEU writes letter to the CMD BSNL.

In the name of verification of caste certificates, the ST employees of Maharashtra circle, numbering around 800, are continuously harassed by the Maharashtra circle administration. Time and again, BSNLEU is raising their issues with the CMD BSNL and the Director(HR). Despite clear -cut instruction from the DoT, given to the CMD BSNL, the pension and other benefits of the retired ST employees are not settled. This is totally against the rules. The relevant rules state that, pension of a retiree can be with held only if a court case or disciplinary proceedings  remains pending against them, at the time of retirement. However, the Management is wantonly violating the rules. Under these circumstances, an affected VRS retiree, Com.Adesh Narayan Bhoi, filed a case in the Hon'ble CAT, Mumbai Bench, against denial of pension and Ex-gratia payment. The Hon'ble CAT has ordered that, pension and Ex-gratia payment should be paid to the retired employee within a period of 3 months. Today, BSNLEU has written a letter to the CMD BSNL, demanding immediate implementation of the order of the Hon'ble CAT.