Criticising the decision with regard to transfer of pending cases with regard to service matters of J&K government employees to Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Chandigarh, National Conference Thursday sought revocation of the order.
“The order issued by Union Department of Personnel andTraining is uncalled for and almost a punishment for the aggrieved employees ofJammu and Kashmir, who will be required to proceed to Chandigarh for redressalof their grievances,” said a joint statement issued by National Conferenceleaders, calling for its abeyance forthwith in the larger interest of theemployees.
The party leaders lamented that by virtue of the order over30,000 cases pending in J&K High Court, at Srinagar and Jammu wings, wouldstand transferred to CAT Chandigarh, entailing an unwarranted and avoidableburden on the employees.
“The new mechanism will serve as a deterrent for theaggrieved employees who may be required to seek redressal in their servicematters in future as well. The cumbersome process and hearing far away inChandigarh will ultimately prove a demoralizing factor for the employees,” thestatement added.
It said the decision has directly impacted thousands ofemployees, who mostly comprise non-gazetted and Class-IV employees, daily wagers,casual, consolidated and contractual workforce, who cannot afford litigationfar away in Chandigah.
“The decision also foils the commitments made by governmentsfrom time to time to ensure door-step justice to people and in this case theemployees”, the statement said, urging the government to rollback the order inthe larger interest of the state subjects of J&K.
Besides provincial President, Devender Singh Rana, thesignatories to the joint statement included Rattan Lal Gupta, DS Chauhan,Kashmira Singh, Surinder Singh Bunty and others.