OA Filed by AIR-DD Diploma AEs

Union of Akashvani & Doordarshan (Prasar Bharati) Engineering
Employees (UADEE)
(Registered under Trade Union Act, 1926; Regn.No. 5135)
Head Quarter : C-4 D/ 81 B, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110 058
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EQUIVALENT DEGREE IN ENGINEERING TO DIPLOMA ENGINEERS

HAVING 10 YEARS OR MORE TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Diploma holder Assistant Engineers of AIR & Doordarshan

filed OA before Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench
for claiming the benefit of Government’s Order dated 26.05.1977
The Government of India, Ministry of Education & Social Welfare

(Department of Technical Education), now Ministry of Human Resource
Development (Department of Higher Education), on the recommendations of the
Board of Assessment for Educational Qualification and the Defence Director
(Technical), had decided vide Notification No. F18-19/75/T-2, dated 26.05.1977 that
a Diploma in Engineering in appropriate discipline plus total 10 years of
Technical experience in the appropriate fields is recognized as equivalent to
Degree in Engineering and shall be considered valid for the purpose of selection
to gazetted posts and services under the Central Government or State
Government. The Government had published the notification in the Gazette of India
and endorsed copies of the notification to all the Ministries and Departments of
Government of India, State Governments, Regional Offices and State Public Service
Commissions making its intention clear that the decision of the Government is
applicable to all Diploma holder engineers irrespective of Ministries/ Government
Departments under the Union of India and State Governments.
When the decision, though belatedly, came to the knowledge of Diploma

engineers and they started claiming for the benefit of this order, the concerned
departments either refused to extend the benefit or withdrew the benefit already
extended to them forcing them to approach the court of law. There are several known
cases wherein Hon’ble Courts, while upholding admissibility of the said order and
extending the benefit of the decision, have directed the Government to consider the
petitioners (diploma holders) as possessing equivalent degree in engineering after
technical experience of 10 years in appropriate discipline. A list of few cases decided
by Courts are given hereunder:
Writ Petitions decided by Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh:
(1) CWP No. 5203/2010 in Narendra Singh Yadav vs State of Haryana, decided on
23.01.12,
(2) CWP No. 1205/2009 in R.K.Nehra & Anr vs Union of India & Ors, decided on
15.07.10,
(3) CWP No. 1154/2009 in Vedpal Malik & Anr vs UOI & Ors, decided on 23.12.09,
(4) CWP No. 7431/2009 in Chaman Lal Sharma vs UOI & Ors, decided on 23.12.09,
(5) CWP No. 9513/2009 in Mahipal Gautam & Anr vs UOI & Ors, decided on
23.12.09,
(6) CWP No. 11156/2009 in Ami Lal Saini & Anr vs UOI & Ors and decided on
23.12.09 and
(7) CWP No.17974/2006 in Devinder Singh Malik vs Haryana Power Generation
Corporation Limited, panchkula & Ors decided on 10.01.08.
OA decided by Hon’ble Principle Bench of CAT at New Delhi:

(1) OA No. 2651/2012 titled T.R.Sharma & others vs Union of India & Anr decided
on 26.04.2013.
The denial of Directorate General: Akashvani, the cadre controlling authority,

extending the legitimate benefit of Govt’s said order dated 26.05.1977 and to consider
them possessing equivalent degree in engineering after requisite service experience
and thereby considering them eligible for promotion to Group ‘A’ of IB(E)S cadres,
has forced the Diploma holder Assistant Engineers of DDK/AIR, Jalladhar and nearby
kendras to move to Hon’ble Chandigarh Bench of CAT. They have filed OA
No.343/2013 titled Shri O.P.Kangotra & Ors versus UOI & Anr. The proceedings of
the case is in progress.
In the reply to the OA, the Government has mainly relied on the judgment of
Hon’ble Supreme Court in J&K versus T.N.Khosa & others [AIR 1974 SC 1] and the
judgment in R.C.Nadir & another versus UOI & others [SLP(C) No. 21643 of 2003]
where the Diploma holder Assistant Engineers could not succeed as they had
challenged the amendments made in the recruitment rules by the Government under
the powers given to rule making authority by article 309 of the Constitution. But, in
this case, the petitioners have not challenged the recruitment rules of IB(E)S framed
by the Government either in 1989 or in 2013 which has debarred the Diploma holders
Assistant Engineers from promotion to IB(E)S cadres, rather, they have prayed
Hon’ble CAT to extend them the benefit of Govt’s said decision dated 26.05.1977 of
considering them having equivalent degree in engineering which is the qualification
for promotion to IB(E)S cadres. Obviously, the demand of Shri O.P.Kangotra and
others is not only legitimate, but also based on sound footing.
It is learnt that the rejoinder to Govt’s reply has been filed by the applicants’
advocate and the case may come for arguments on next date of hearing. Let us hope
for a favourable judgment in favour of the deprived class.
The copy of the said order dated 26.05.1977 is give hereunder:

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Union of Akashvani & Doordarshan (Prasar Bharati) Engineering

EQUIVALENT DEGREE IN ENGINEERING TO DIPLOMA ENGINEERS

Diploma holder Assistant Engineers of AIR & Doordarshan

The Government of India, Ministry of Education & Social Welfare

When the decision, though belatedly, came to the knowledge of Diploma

OA decided by Hon’ble Principle Bench of CAT at New Delhi:

The denial of Directorate General: Akashvani, the cadre controlling authority,

The copy of the said order dated 26.05.1977 is give hereunder:

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