20-Apr-2026

Dear All,
The matters were listed today as Item Nos. 78 and 80 before Hon. Mr. Justice C. Harishankar and Hon. Mr. Justice Om Prakash Shukla in Court Room No. 42 at the Hon. High Court of Delhi.
Mr. Ankur Chhibber, as instructed by Ms. Puri, appeared on behalf of the Respondents, while Ms. Lavanya Kaushik appeared on behalf of the Petitioners.
An adjournment slip dated 18.04.2026 was circulated by the Petitioners seeking an adjournment on the ground that the newly appointed counsel was travelling due to prior commitments. As the same was not on record, an oral request for adjournment was made by Ms. Kaushik.
Mr. Chhibber opposed the request and apprised the Hon. Bench that the Petitioners had sought an adjournment on the same ground on 30.03.2026 and were attempting to delay the matter. The Hon. Bench did not appreciate the request for adjournment and deprecated the practice of the Union of India in seeking repeated adjournments.
In view of the above, the Hon. Bench observed that no further adjournments would be granted. It was further directed that in the event the Petitioners do not advance arguments on the next date of hearing, the Court may proceed to decide the matter based solely on the submissions made on behalf of the Respondents and allowed the request for adjournment.
Upon Mr. Chhibber's request, the Hon. Bench has adjourned the matter to 28.04.2026, to be listed in the supplementary list.
Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Warm regards,
Kashish Bhardwaj.

20-Apr-2026

Dear Comrades,
The submissions that were to be made by delegation of National Confederation of Central Government Pensioners Associations, of which GS/SNPWA was a member, at Dehradun on 24th April 2026, will now be made at Delhi on 30th April, 2026. The delegation will be led by Comrade Shiv Gopal Mishra, Leader Staff Side of National Council of JCM. This delegation will be focussing on the issues of Pensioners of Central Govt, including that of BSNL/ MTNL.

20-Apr-2026

Very positive development regarding our Pension Revision Case in Delhi High Court today.
Justices of Bench no 32 of Hon High Court of Delhi today severely reprimanded Junior Counsel appearing for U.O.I for seeking further adjournment on the grounds that new Senior Counsel is not available since there has been a change of Counsel.
Our Senior Counsel, Mr. Chibber informed the Hon Court that the same argument was advanced by Jr Counsel U.O.I on 30th March 2026 for seeking an adjournment.
When the Bench specifically asked Jr Counsel U.O.I. as to why the new Senior Counsel is not appearing today, Jr Counsel for U.O.I mentioned that he is getting briefed about the whole matter.
On this, the Honble Bench reprimanded Jr. Counsel for U.O.I saying how many days it will take for Senior Counsel U.O.I to get apprised of the facts of the matter. It is not at all well taken, the Bench observed in an unpleasant manner.
Mr.Chibber, our Counsel, further reiterated that adjournment after adjournment is being sought and that this is not acceptable.
Finally, the Hon. Bench warned Jr. Counsel for U.O.I that no more adjournment would be granted and posted the matter for 28th April, 2026.
Bench finally told Jr Counsel U.O.I that in case Sr Counsel for U.O.I is not available on 28th April, 2026, you (Jr Counsel) will have to plead the case.
The opposition from our Senior Counsel, Mr. Chibber, for seeking adjournment, was quite forceful and vehement, in legal parlance.

18-Apr-2026

Dear Comrades,
U.O.I has filed an application seeking adjournment of our Pension Revision case listed for 20th April, 2026. However, our Counsel has vehemently opposed this adjournment application of U.O.I.
Adjournment sought again by DOT. We will oppose this on Monday.
-GS SNPWA.
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18-Apr-2026

Dear Comrades,
Both DOT/ BSNL, in blatant violation of the statutory orders of DOP& PW, which clearly stipulate that Terminal Benefits cannot be withheld unless disciplinary proceedings/ charge sheets/ court cases are pending against the officials at the time of retirement. BSNL Management, arbitrarily, blatantly violating Statutory orders of DoP&PW, stopped the Terminal Benefits of about 300 ST Comrades of MH on grounds that a complaint has been lodged against them by a group of people from MH challenging their caste status.
However, this Association effectively intervened during Covid Times and GS met the Chairman of then Hon SC Comission, then Minster of Tribal Affairs, Respected Sh Arjun Munda ji and other MPs of the Parliamentary Committe for welfare of SC/ ST.
Upon pragmatic and serious intervention from Respected Arjun Munda ji, then CMD/BSNL, Mr Purwar, was hauled up by the SC Commission and directed to immediately pay leave encashment salary of about Rs 15 lakhs to every ST Comrade which was paid. GS, SNPWA along with CS/ SNPWA MH, made pesonal submissions before Hon SC Commission and Parliamentary Committee for welfare of SC/ ST. Subsequently, then Member (Services)/ DOT, Shri. Goyal, also directed BSNL to immediately pay the remaining terminal benefits in accordance with the statutory orders of DOP& PW.
However, then CMD, Mr Purwar, then CGM/ MH and afterwards Member(Services), Shri. Sharma, then DDG (Establishment) / DOT MS Roshini Soni and then Pr CCA/ MH and now Pr CCA/ Kerala, MS Vibha Mishra, based on concocted and fabricated grounds and, in blatant violation of Statutory Rules of DOP& PW, finally took a decision that Terminal Benefits cannot be given based on untenable, baseless and friviolous grounds.
Thereafter, GS alongwith CS/ MH, again met new Hon Chairman SC Commission in June, 2025, and apprised him of all the facts. Hon Chairman asked us to submit a fresh note to start proceedings in Hon SC Commission. However, in the meantime, since some cases were already filed in Mumbai High Court, this Association decided to wait for the outcome of the cases. Hon Mumbai High Court upheld the plea of the Petitioners and directed BSNL to immediately pay all the Terminal Benefits to ST Comrades that have been held up.
BSNL decided to challenge this Judgment of Hon High Court of Mumbai by filing a SLP in Hon Supreme Court.This SLP of BSNL was summarily dismissed by the Hon Supreme Court on 16th April, 26, upholding the Judgment of Mumbai High Court. This fully vindicated the stand of this Association that ST Comrades of MH were being victimized purely on caste considerations and in this entire efforts, Ex M( S), Sh Sharma, Ex Sr DDG( Estt) / DOT, and ex Pr CCA/ MH and now Pr CCA/ Kerala were fully involved.
This Association is going to take up the issue with Secretary/ DOT for extending the terminal benefits to all the ST Comrades. Besides, this Association will file a complaint against the aforesaid Officers of DOT and CCA for victimizing ST Comrades purely based on caste considerations.
GS SNPWA wholeheartedly assures all the beloved ST Comrades of MH that this Association will leave no stone unturned in securing full justice for them and also bringing to book all those who victimized them on motivated ground.
Comrades Some significant developments regarding ST Comrades of MH are reflected:
GS / SNPWA, alongwith Com. Gayekar, CS/ MH, had a two hour very very heated argument on the the issue, with Sh Robert Ravi, CMD / BSNL,in June, 2025, where GS pleaded with CMD that BSNL issue orders for release of of Terminal Benefits of ST Comrades. However, after two hours of animated discussions, we departed to disagree.
However, we were completely astonished to find that just after ten days of our meeting CMD, BSNL Co issued orders for release of Terminal Benefits to CGM/MH abd Pr CCA/ MH.
We expressed our deepest gratitude to Sh Robert Ravi, CMD/ BSNL. It is precisely here where the conspiracy started. After issuing of orders by BSNL Co, then Pr CCA/ MH, MS Vibha Mishra, instead of implementing the order of BSNL Co, decided to send case to DOT.
Mr Sharma, who had by then taken over as Member (Services) DOT, and already had an understanding with Pr CCA/ MH to deny the benefits when he was CGM/ MH, acted on expected lines- lines he had already drawn when he was CGM/ MH in coordination with Pr CCA/ MH.
What followed was on dotted lines. Ignoring all the Statutory Rules of DOP& PW, and Judgments of Hon Supreme Court and other High Courts, then DDG( Estt), finalized, as expected, a perverse note, on baseless grounds, and the issue was sealed.
And most tragic and saddest part of this whole issue is that, during this intervening time, three of our beloved Comrades of MH committed suicide because they could not fufil their social obligations of marrying their children, repaying their loans etc etc.
This is where Association will be simply ruthless in pleading before Hon SC Commission, after the latest Judgments of Hon High Court of Mumbai and Supreme Court, to initiate proceedings under Atrocities Act against then M(S), then CCA/ MH and then DDG( Estt)/ DOT.We will be unsparing in bringing the culprits to the book.
Dear Comrades,
Both DOT/ BSNL, in blatant violation of the statutory orders of DOP& PW, which clearly stipulate that Terminal Benefits cannot be withheld unless disciplinary proceedings/ charge sheets/ court cases are pending against the officials at the time of retirement. BSNL Management, arbitrarily, blatantly violating Statutory orders of DoP&PW, stopped the Terminal Benefits of about 300 ST Comrades of MH on grounds that a complaint has been lodged against them by a group of people from MH challenging their caste status.
However, this Association effectively intervened during Covid Times and GS met the Chairman of then Hon SC Comission, then Minster of Tribal Affairs, Respected Sh Arjun Munda ji and other MPs of the Parliamentary Committe for welfare of SC/ ST.
- GS / SNPWA.