" IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF AIACEGEO. THIS IS THE ONLY ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERINTENDENTS OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY . President Mr.T.Dass and SG Mr. Harpal Singh.

Monday 4 November 2013

Compassionate appointments
On the plea of a Supreme Court directive, Govt. introduced a 5% ceiling on the compassionate appointments.  When the matter was taken up by the Staff Side in the National Council the Government was unable to produce any such directive from the Supreme Court.. Despite that the official side refused to withdraw the said instructions limiting the appointments to 5% of the available vacancies.  In one of the National Council meetings, presided over by the Cabinet Secretary solemn assurance was given to the Staff Side for the reconsideration of the issue in the light of the discussion, but nothing happened till date. .  It is pertinent to mention in this connection that the compassionate appointments in the Railways continue to be operated without any such ceiling. In the Central Excise  Department  hundreds of  applicants for compassionate appointment have been denied jobs.  In other department many  candidates approached the Court and obtained a favourable order.  Despite that various courts have struck down this untenable stipulation, the Government has chosen to file SLP in the Supreme Court.  When the Central Administrative Tribunals were established, it was with the intent of expeditious settlement of disputes on service matters.  Even recently the Government has announced that it would not be open for various Ministries to appeal against the orders of the Tribunal as a matter of course and efforts must be to explore the ways of acceptances of the judgments of the Tribunal.  In the light of this directive from the Prime Minister’s office, the SLP ought to have been withdrawn. The standing Committee on Department of Personnel in one of their report has termed the scheme of Compassionate ground appointments as a sacred assurance to a fresh entrant that if he dies in harness, his family shall not be left in lurch.  Such an assurance is being breached by the provisions of limiting such appointments to 5% of  DR vacancies.  This has to be done away with. Cengo India  therefore urges the Honourable Prime Minister that direction may be issued to do away with the stipulation and compassionate appointments be given to all deserving candidates.