தீர்ப்பின் முக்கிய அம்சங்கள்;--
1) 1-7-2008 முதல் அரியர்ஸ் வழங்கப் பட்ட நாள் வரை 9% வட்டி சேர்த்து வழங்க வேண்டும்.
2) வழக்குத் தொடர்ந்த பென்ஷனர்களுக்கு ஏற்பட்ட மன உளைச்சல்களுக்காக ஈட்டுத் தொகையாக ரூ. 2000/ தரவேண்டும்.
3) வழக்குச் செலவுகளுக்காக ஒவ்வொருவருக்கும் ரூ.10000/ வழங்கப்பட வேண்டும்.
இதை பிஎஸ்என்எல் ஒரு மாதத்துக்குள் கொடுத்துவிட்டு, இப்படி தாமதத்துக்கும், பென்ஷனர்கள் விஷயத்தில் அலட்சியத்துக்கும் காரணமாக இருந்த அதிகாரிகள் சம்பளத்திலிருந்து இந்தத் தொகை பிடித்தம் செய்யப் பட வேண்டும். என்ற மிக நல்ல தீர்ப்பு வெளியாகியுள்ளது. நியாயமான கருணையோடு கூடிய தீர்ப்பு அளித்த மன்றத்துக்கு நமது நன்றிகள்.
தகவல் உதவி; Sri D.D. Mistry, GS, BSPDA
PENSION CASES CAN NOT BE DELAYED
‘If delayed, pay compensation for it, pay for the mental agony and stress…….’ Orders Consumer Forum.
Udupi District (Karnataka) Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum delivered historic judgment in an interesting case on 22-3-2010.
Case history:
BSNL Corporate office issued orders on 29-5-2008 for merger of DA in pay of employees with effect from 1-1-2007. Those who retired on or after 1-1-2007 should get its benefit in pension also. BSNL authorities at Udupi and Mangalore as well as the CCA office at Bangalore took their own time to merge DA and revise the pension. Udupi District P&T Pensioners’ Association took up the matter, wrote many letters. But authorities did not care. Finally, 13 BSNL pensioners and 6 family pensioners approached the Consumer Forum on 2-11-2009 against the delay and seeking compensation. Shri George Samuel, Secretary of Udupi District P&T Pensioners’ Association is the first complainant in both the cases. When the authorities came to know about the cases they woke up and merged the DA in pay of the complainants and revised their pension accordingly. But the case continued.
The Consumers’ Disputes Redressal Forum considered the following aspects:
1. Whether the pensioners are consumers? The Forum decided. Yes.
2. Whether the delay in merging DA in the cases amounts to deficiency in service?
Forum declared. Yes. The delay can not be condoned.
3. Whether the complainants are entitled to reliefs?
Forum said. Yes.
After hearing the arguments of complainants and the Opposite Parties (CGMT Karnataka, CCA Karnataka Circle , PGMT Mangalore and Area Manager at Udupi) the Forum passed the following order:
“The complaints are allowed. The Opposite Parties are directed to pay to the Complainants in both complaints, interest @ 9% since and after 1-7-2008 till date of payment of the claim amounts (since paid) alongwith Rs 2000/- each Complainant in both the cases as compensation (except the complainant No. 1 in both cases) for mental agony and a consolidated amount of Rs 10000 each towards cost of proceedings in each complaint. The Opposite Parties shall pay the above amounts within a month from the date of this order. The OPs shall pay the above amounts to the Complainants and may recover the same from the employees who are responsible for delay in releasing the revised pensionary benefits…”
[Case Nos. CC 134/2009 and CC 138/2009.]
In many Circles, BSNL pensioners are still waiting for the above benefit of DA merger. Will BSNL Board and Telecom Commission will take note of the above case and act now?
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