Issuing Presidential Orders to the employees recruited by the DoT before formation of BSNL - Hon'ble CAT, Lucknow Bench, issued favorable order on 12th November, 2024.

The employees who were recruited by the DoT, but who were appointed in BSNL after 01-10-2000, are being treated as BSNL recruitees. They are not issued with Presidential Orders and are being denied of government pension. All these employees are demanding that, they should be treated as DoT recruitees and should be issued with Presidential Orders.

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has issued order, stating that these employees should be treated as DoT recruitees. But, the DoT has implemented the Hon’ble Supreme Court order only in respect of the employees who had filed the case and not for others. BSNLEU is continuously demanding that the Hon’ble Supreme Court order should be implemented in respect of all the employees recruited by the DoT before 01-10-2000. Even on 21-11-2024, BSNLEU has written letter to Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, Hon’ble Minister of Communications, demanding to implement the Hon’ble Supreme Court judgement for all the employees recruited by the DoT before 01-10-2000.

Under these circumstances, 7 stenographers recruited by the DoT in UP(East) circle, vide CGM, UP (East) circle advertisement dated 05.10.1998, but were appointed after 01-10-2000, have filed a case in the Hon’ble CAT, Lucknow Bench. On 12^th November, 2024, Hon’ble CAT, Lucknow Bench, has given judgement that all these 7 stenographers should be treated as DoT recruitees and should be issued with Presidential Orders.