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Government of India Ministry of Communications & IT Department of Posts
Dak: Bhawan, Sansd Marg, New Delhi-l 1000 1.
No. 13/01/2008-SR Dated 17th April 2009
To
1. All Heads of Postal Circle,
2. All Postmasters General,
3. Director of Postal Staff College, Ghaziabad (UP)
4. CGM, PLI Directorate, Chankyapuri PO, New Delhi
5. CGM, BD & M Directorate, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi
6. DDG (PAF)/ChiefEngineer (Civil)/ ADG (Admn), Department of Posts.
7. Postmaster General, Foreign Mails, Mumbai.
8. All Directors, Postal Training Centres.
9. Directors Foreign Mails, Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi 10.All Directors/Dy. Directors of Accounts (Postal).
II.All Service Associations representing Gramin Dak Sevaks. 12.DOP&T, JCA Section, North Block, New Delhi
Sub: -EDA (RA) Rules, 1995 -Re-verification of membership for
. recognition of Associations' - Procedure regarding.
Sir/Madam,
I am directed to refer to the Department's letter of even number dated 26-03-2008 on the above mentioned subject vide which process of reverification of membership through check off system under EDA (RA) Rules, 1995 was
initiated. '
2. The Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Madras in Writ Petition Nos. 4704 to 4707 of 1999 filed by Bharatiya Postal Employees Union in the matter of re-verification of membership of service associations directed the Department of Posts as under :-
'We direct the respondents, in order to follow and maintain principles of natural justice, to entrust the verification process towards recognition of the trade unions, to an independent officer in the rank of Divisional Superintendent and scrutinize the option/authorization forms in the presence of one representative from each of the unions'.
3. With the issue of the aforesaid directions by the Hon 'ble High Court, it has become imperative to get the re-verification of membership, for recognition of service associations representing Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs), done afresh as per the revised procedure.
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4. The dates, forms and procedure regarding verification of membership interalia including recovery of subscription from the pay rolls of the members in favour of the GDSs associations will be the same as prescribed for Service Associations of departmental employees and circulated vide Department's letter No. 13j04j2007-SR dated 17.4.2009. However, in case of GDSs, separate letter of authorization (Annexure II) will be used, a copy of which is enclosed.
5. The compilation of information and submission of reports regarding reverification of GDS's Associations will be done and communicated by Divisional Head to Circle office and by the Circle office to the Department separately in Annexure-IV, a specimen of which is enclosed.
Yours faithfully,
Encl: - As above
Copy to:-
1. All India Postal Extra Departmental Employees Union.
2. National Union of Gramin Dak Sewaks
3. Bharatiya Extra Departmental Employees Union
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