SUPREME COURT ORDER ON GDS PETITION
ITEM NO.8 COURT
NO.2 SECTION X
S
U P R E M E C O U R T O F
I N D I A
RECORD
OF PROCEEDINGS
WRIT
PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 1003 OF 2013
NATIONAL FED. OF POSTAL EMP. &
ANR Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA Respondent(s)
(With office report )
[FOR PREL. HEARING]
Date: 13/12/2013 This Petition was called on for hearing
today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.M. LODHA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVA KIRTI
SINGH
For Petitioner(s) Mr.
M.R. Calla, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Uday Gupta, Adv.
Ms. Shivani M. Lal, Adv.
Mr. M.K. Tripathi, Adv.
Ms. Pratiksha Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Ankit Achariya, Adv.
Mr. Mohan Pandey,Adv.
For Respondent(s)
UPON hearing
counsel the Court made the following
O
R D E R
Writ
Petition is disposed of in terms of the signed order.
(Rajesh Dham) (Sneh
Lata Sharma)
Court Master Court Master
(signed
order is placed on the file)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
WRIT
PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 1003 OF 2013
NATIONAL FED. OF POSTAL EMP. &
ANR. Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA Respondent(s)
O R
D E R
This is a Writ Petition filed
under Article 32 of the
Constitution of India by the National Federation of Postal Employees and All India Postal
Employees Union GDS (NEPE). The principal prayers in the Writ Petition are,
(one) that a direction be
issued to the respondent to treat the Gramin Dak Sevaks
as Civil Servants for
all purposes at par with the other regular members of the civil services
and regular employees in relation to all service matters including the pension
and all retiral benefits, and (two) the
Department of Posts, Gramin Dak Sevaks
(Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2011 be declared invalid and unconstitutional.
2. Having
regard to the controversy raised in the
matter, we are satisfied that the grievance of the petitioners can be
adequately considered by the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
3. Since
about three lakh persons serving as Extra Departmental Agents (Dak Sevaks)
are concerned about
the subject matter and they are spread all over the country, we are
satisfied that to avoid multiplicity of proceedings in different High
Courts, it would be appropriate
that the matter is considered by one High Court.
4. We, accordingly, transfer this Writ
Petition to the Delhi High Court for consideration.
5. The
Registry shall transmit the record and
proceedings of the Writ Petition
to the Delhi High Court.
6. Upon receipt of the record and
proceedings of the Writ Petition, the Registry of the Delhi High Court
shall register the Writ Petition and proceed with the matter accordingly.
7. So
far as this Court is concerned, Writ Petition stands disposed of.
......................J.
( R.M. LODHA
)
......................J.
( SHIVA
KIRTI SINGH )
NEW DELHI;
DECEMBER
13, 2013
