Reverification of Membership

Members may be aware that the Honorable High Court, Chennai delivered judgment on 6.1.2009 and directed the Department of Posts to issue fresh notification towards the recognition of trade unions, as per the the relvant Rules and decide the same with a period of four months. The Court had directred that the work of scrutiny of membership applications to be entrusted to an independent officer in the rank of Divisional Superintendent instead of DDO.

The Department had sent a fresh proposal in accordance with the judgment to the DoP&T and got the approval. There is another stay order of the Chennai High Court with regard to the re-verification process commenced in April 2008. Hence, the file is now sent to Law Ministry for its opinion. As soon as it is returned back, the Department may go in for fresh re-verification.