Many of our members are having a doubt in
their minds that our AIB in not showing any interest for removal of regional
disparity in promotions as existed in our cadre. But this is not at all a fact;
our Association is fully concerned for removal of the same. Recently DG/HRD vide its letter dated
04.09.13 and 09.09.2013 has proposed for
preparation of unified seniority list of
Inspectors of Central Excise on all
India basis to remove regional disparity for promotion to the next grade. What
DG/HRD proposed that first it would
prepare one unified seniority list of all existing Inspectors considering the
merit lists of direct recruit Inspectors and date of DPCs of promotee
Inspectors, thereafter all promotions to the post of Superintendent would be
made basing on such seniority list prospectively. DG/HRD is trying to remove
the regional disparity in prospectively. But this proposal is against the
recommendations of Bhardwaj Committee and Board minutes of 97 and 12.01.2011
for merger of all 3 base cadres( Inspector/PO/Examiner) and preparation of
unified base cadre seniority . The Apex Court has already decided that “ If on judicial scrutiny it cannot
stand the test of reasonableness and constitutionality it cannot be allowed to
continue and has to be struck down”. Since the case filed by Mr Laxaman Rao
against the Supdt. Central Excise Recruitment Rules was rejected by Apex Court, our Association has no
other option except to approach CAT in a
different footing for parity with
Examiner of Customs to solve inter cadre as well as intra cadre disparity.
Therefore OA No. 2323 was filed in the Delhi CAT by our Association with the prayer to issue direction to amend/revise the Recruitment Rules to bring
all the Inspectors (i.e., Inspectors of Central Excise, Preventive Officers and
Examiners of Customs) recruited in a particular year through All India
Combined Examination in parity as per their seniority position in respect of
their service conditions and promotions to maintain the principal of equal
opportunity & equality before law and to save the senior Central Excise
officers from humiliation of working under their juniors recruited much after
in Customs belonging to the same cadre of Inspector in CBEC.
If this case will be decided in our favour
definitely there is a hope for removal of inter cadre as well as intra cadre
disparities as existed in our cadre.
