IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.3395 of 2023 ....

All India Postal Employees Union Group ‘C’, (A Recognised Service Association), having its circle office at Meghdoot Bhawan, Doranda P.O. Doranda, P.S. Doranda, District-Ranchi, PIN 834001, (Jharkhand) through its Circle Secretary Jharkhand, namely, Puranjay Kumar, aged about 50 years, son of Late Raghu Nandan Prasad Singh, resident of Flat No.402, Subala Garden, K G Ashram, Nichitpur, Town Dhanbad, P.O. Katras Bazar, P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad, PIN 828114, (Jharkhand) .… Petitioner Versus

1. Union of India, through the Ministry of Communications, Department of Posts (SR Section), having its office at Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001, P.O.-Sansad Marg Head Post Office, P.S.-Sansad Marg

2. Director (SR & Legal), Department of Posts, Government of India, having its office at Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001, P.O.Sansad Marg Head Post Office, P.S.-Sansad Marg

3. Assistant Director General (SR & Legal), Department of Posts, Government of India, having its office at Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001, P.O.-

Sansad Marg Head Office, P.S. Sansad Marg

4. Bhartiya Postal Employees Federation, having its Central Headquarters at T-21, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-110001, P.O.-Sansad Marg, Head Post Office-P.S.- Sansad Marg .... Respondents ....

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR For the Petitioner : Mr. Rishabh Kaushal, Adv.

: Ms. Niharika Nidhi, Adv.

For the U.O.I. : Mr. Ravi Prakash, C.G.C.

For the Resp. No.4 : Mr. Abhishek S.Sinha, Adv.

: Mr. Vikram Kumar, Adv. : Mr. Naresh Kumar, Adv.

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15/06.12.2025

1. Heard the parties.

2. The present writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:-

“(i) For quashing/setting aside letter nos. 08/02/2013 (Annexure-5)- SR dated 03.06.2015, 8-20/2013-SR dated 21.06.2017 (Annexure-6), 08–20/2013- SR dated 19.09.2019 (Annexure-7) issued by Respondent - Department of Posts, wherein limited trade union facilities have been extended to Respondent-Bhartiya Postal Employees Federation and its affiliated Unions as being wholly illegal and arbitrary and in utter violation of Central Civil Services (Recognition of Service Association) Rules, 1993 as the pre requisites for granting of trade Union facilities are not fulfilled.

(ii) For issuance of further appropriate writ/order/direction, including Writ of Declaration, declaring that the action of Respondent-Department of Posts in granting limited Trade Union Facilities to Respondent–

Bhartiya Postal Employees Federation and its affiliated Unions is wholly illegal and arbitrary as the said facilities have been extended by the Respondent - Department of Posts in blatant contravention of the Central Civil Services (Recognition of Service Association) Rules, 1993.

(iii) For issuance of further appropriate writ/order/direction, including Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondent-Department of Posts to abstain from extending limited Trade Union Facilities to Respondent - Bhartiya Postal Employees Federation and its affiliated Unions with immediate effect.

3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the present writ petition has been filed for parity invoking under Article 14 of the Constitution of India.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has made claim on following grounds:-

i. The petitioner is a recognized service association under the respondents and has been recognized in the year 2019 but he has been de-recognized in the year 2023.

ii. Both the petitioner as well as the private respondent No.4 are unrecognized association.

iii. It has been further pointed out that the respondent No.4 has failed in the scrutiny and as such he is not eligible for recognition.

iv. But the private respondent No.4 has been given facility of recognized service association by Annexure-5 and Annexure-6.

v. Further, after failing in the scrutiny, Annexure-7 has been issued which reads as under:-

F.No.08-20/2013-SR Government of India Ministry of Communications Department