Port Blair, July 11: The Member of Parliament, Shri Bishnu Pada Ray in his letter to the Hon’ble Lt. Governor has requested for implementing the Hon’ble High Court’s Judgement to extend pensionary benefits to the 495 DRMs of the Electricity Department who have been serving since 1994.

The MP explained that in pursuance of the GOI, Ministry Of Power letter No. 34/2/2005-R&R, dated, 02.07.2009’ the GOI, Ministry of Power, the A&N Admn. created 495 posts of Mazdoors in the Electricity Deptt. of A&N Administration. Consequent upon, the Electricity Deptt. of A&N Admn. has regularized the 495 posts of Mazdoors with prospective effect with consequential benefits.

However, the 495 Mazdoors of Electricity Deptt. were working in Electricity Deptt. A&N Admn. since 1994 onwards as Daily Rated mazdoor with same nature of works at par with their counterparts regular Mazdoors in same Deptt. Out of 495 most of them are in verge stage of their life and due to regularizing of their service in prospective nature, they are deprived from the pensionary benefits.

Finding no others alternative the stake holders has approached the Hon’ble High Court, Circuit at Port Blair vide No. WPCT No.666/2012 (Shri J.Lokanathan & Ors—Vs—Union of India & ors. ) and His Lordship’s has passed an Order “Extent That The Petitioners Shall Be Deemed To Be In Service From The Date Of Actual Engagement Only For The Purpose Of Retiral And Pensionary Benefits And Not For Any Other Purpose”.

In view of the above facts and circumstances, the MP has requested the Lt. Governor to implemented the judgment at the earliest in the interest of the Mazdoors.