Central Administrative Tribunal - MumbaiCentral Administrative Tribunal vs The Union Of India on 5 August, 20131 
OA No.56/2012 


CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,
BOMBAY BENCH, MUMBAI. 


ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.:56/2012 


DATED OF DECISION:05.08.2013 


CORAM: HON'BLE SMT.LEENA MEHENDALE, MEMBER (A)
HON'BLE SMT.CHAMELI MAJUMDAR, MEMBER (J) 


Shri Shesherao Pandurang Jagtap,
R/at Near 132 K.V. Sub-station,
Pardi Road, Bhoom Tq. Bhoom
Dist. Osmanabad 413 504. ... Applicant 


(By Advocate D.A. Patil) 
VERSUS 


1. 
The Union of India, through
The Secretary,
Ministry of Communication & I.T.
Department of Post,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi  110 001. 
2. 
The Chief Postmaster General,
Maharashtra Circle,
Mumbai 400 001. 
3. 
The Postmaster General,
Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad
Taluka & Dist. Aurangabad 431 002. 
4. 
The Superintendent of Post Offices,
Osmanabad Division Osmanabad 
Taluka & Dist.Osmanabad  413 501. ... Respondents 
(By Advocate Smt. H.P. Shah) 


O R D E R (ORAL) 


Per: Smt. Leena Mehendale, Member (A)The applicant here has entered contractual 


service with the Postal Department on 11.06.1974 and 


joined Group 'D' post on 07.02.2002. Thereafter he 


superannuated on 31.07.2011. Thus in the Group 'D' 


service he completes 9 years 5 months and 24 days which2 OA No.56/2012is falling a little short of 10 years service which is 
needed for getting minimum pension. Even if he is 
granted the benefit of exemption for the last 3 months, 
he is still short of the qualifying service.2. Learned counsel for the applicant points out to 
the 28 years of service rendered by the applicant as 
E.D.B.P.M. to pray that it should be taken into 
consideration and the applicant be declared as 
pensionable. We cannot do it at this stage, since the 
Department of Post has not yet framed any scheme under 
which the benefit of earlier contractual service as 
E.D.B.P.M. could be given to regular Group 'D' 
employees. Hence, this OA will also have to be 
dismissed at this stage being similar to another OA 
No.856/2010 which is already dismissed. However, 
liberty is given to the applicant to seek fresh relief 
in case the Department of Post frames any scheme of 
counting the service of E.D.B.P.M. either towards the 
purpose of pension for the Group 'D' category or by way 
of an independent pension scheme for E.D.B.P.M. as the 
learned counsel for the applicant is hopeful of.3. With this liberty, the OA is dismissed. No 
order as to costs.(Smt. Chameli Majumdar) (Smt. Leena Mehendale) 
Member (J) Member (A) 

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