CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Veena Kothavale, Judicial Member, Sisir Kumar Ratho, Administrative Member
N.Mani – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. applicant seeks pension by counting gds service (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. gds service non-qualifying; 3-day shortfall confirmed (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. parties argue res judicata and rule 88 relaxation (Para 7 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. supreme court precedent bars gds counting; oa dismissed (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
ORDER
(Pronounced by Hon'ble Ms. Veena Kothavale, Member (J))
This O.A. is filed by the applicant for setting aside the impugned order dated 25.11.2020 passed by the 2nd respondent and the orders of 4th respondent dated 21.01.2022 and to cure the short fall of 3 days qualifying service of the applicant by taking into consideration 29 years' GDS service for the purpose of granting pension and all other retirement benefits with arrears of pension to the applicant.
2. It is the case of the applicant that he was initially appointed on 11.08.1967 as E.D. Packer (Extra Departmental), now re-designated as GDS (Gramin Dak Sevak). After rendering 29 years of service as GDS Packer, he was appointed as Group D (MTS) by seniority on 18.01.1996, thereafter, he was promoted as Postman by order dated 08.06.2004 and he has retired from the services on 31.07.2006 on attaining superannuation. Thus,
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