ORDER

HON'BLE Ms.V.RAMA MATHEW, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER

The factual matrix are as under :

The 1^st applicant is the ISRO Staff Association having its headquarters at Thiruvananthapuram. This association represents the Group ‘C’ and ‘B’ Non-Gazetted Employees of the VSSC at Thiruvananthapuram. Likewise the 3^rd applicant is the VSSC Employees Union having its headquarters Thiruvananthapuram. 2^nd and 4^th applicants are representative members of the aforementioned associations.

2. The above associations are the unions functioning under the ISRO in the Department of Space (DoS). VSSC at Thiruvananthapuram is one of the major centres of the ISRO. There are other unions under the ISRO and the Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted Employees of each unit having independent cadres. The recognition of the service associations are granted with reference to the representative character of the associations. The service associations form part of the Joint Consultative Machinery, the functioning of which was set up under the 2^nd Central Pay Commission. The scheme is adopted by the DoS as per Office Letter bearing D.O No.1/4(5)/77-I dated 17.09.1977. In terms of the above mentioned JCM scheme there will be a departmenta