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CAT orders regularisation of 3 railway mail staffers
A Central Administrative Tribunal bench ordered regularisation of three railway mail staffers who had served in part-time roles for decades. The decision followed challenges to May 2025 orders denying regularisation, with the tribunal deeming the denial exploitative and directing regularisation from the due date with all consequential benefits within two months of the order.
Why It Matters
The ruling validates the regularisation of long-serving casual workers, potentially impacting similar cases across postal services and other government departments by upholding constitutional principles and fair treatment of long-serving casual staff.
Timeline
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CAT orders regularisation of 3 railway mail staffers
May 1, 2026
A bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal, comprising Rashmi Saxena Sahni and Suresh Kumar Batra, ordered regularisation of Vijay (Rohtak) and the two part-time watermen, Parkash Singh (Faridabad) and Krishan Kumar (Hisar). The tribunal noted that denying regularisation after decades of service was exploitative and violative of constitutional principles, directing regularisation from the due date with all consequential benefits, within two months of receiving the order.
May 2025: Postal authorities reject regularisation claims
May 2025
The postal authorities issued orders in May 2025 rejecting the three applicants' claims for regularisation.
Vijay begins service as a part-time safai karamchari in Rohtak
January 1999
Vijay, a part-time safai karamchari posted in Rohtak, had been working since January 1999.