SDE to DE promotion: Status of various Court cases delaying our promotions to more than 2000 DE vacancies further denying the promotion of minimum 2000 JTOs to SDE cadre in the resultant vacancies ---
a) Rule 206 related cases on fixation of seniority of SDEs in list No 1 to 5 — The contempt petition against CMD/BSNL at Hon CAT, Chandigargh bench came up on 13.01.2012 and given 4 weeks time. The contempt petition against CMD/BSNL at Hon CAT, Gwalior bench came up on 16.01.2012 and given 4 weeks time. The contempt petition against CMD/BSNL at Hon CAT, Jaipur bench came up on 18.01.2012 and will be posted again in February. All these judgements are in favour of seniority as per para 206, based on qualifying year basis. The SLP filed by BSNL against the judgement of Hon CAT, Jaipur bench upheld by the Hon Rajasthan High Court is coming up in the Hon Supreme Court for admission on 27.01.2012.
b) Hon CAT, Jabalpur Bench stayed convening of DPC forAdhoc DE promotion till the next date of hearing, ie 26.03.2012.
c) The review application filed by BSNL in the Hon Mumbai High Court against the quashing of seniority lists 6 & 7 is coming up for admission on 27.01.2012. BSNL filed SLP also in the Hon Supreme Court in this regard. The Regular & Adhoc promotion to DE cadre is held up since August 2011 due to the quashing of seniority lists 6 & 7 by the Hon CAT, Mumbai Bench as SC/ST candidates are available only in list no 6 & 7. The appeal in the Hon High Court of Kerala on the same matter is reserved for judgment. The appeal in the Hon High Court of Punjab & Haryana is also pending.