Grant of notional annual increment due on 1st July or 1st January after superannuation for pensionary benefits– DoP’s clarifications

Grant of notional annual increment due on 1st July or 1st January after superannuation for pensionary benefits– DoP’s clarification

No. 100-10/2018-Pension

Government of India

Ministry of Communications

Department of Posts

(Pension Section)

Dak Bhawan. Sansad Marg,

New Delhi 110 001.

10th January. 2019.

Office Memorandum

The undersigned is directed to forward herewith a copy of representation dated 04-12-2018 along with its enclosures received from Shri R. Ganesan. Secretary. Department of Posts (Retd.) & President. India Posts’ Retired Officers’ Association (IPROA) requesting to consider grant of notional annual increment due on 1st July or 1st January after superannuation in case of officials retiring on 30th June or 31st December after completion of one full year service, for calculating pensionary benefits. The request has been made on the basis of an order dated 15-09-2017 passed by Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Madras in Writ Petition No. 15732/2017 in the matter of Shri P. Ayyumperumal. wherein the High Court had directed that the petitioner shall be given one notional increment for the period of one full year’s service from the date of his last increment till the date he retired 30th June next year for the purpose of pensionary benefits. The appeal preferred by UOI by way of filing SLP Civil Dy. No. 22283/2018 challenging the High Court order was dismissed by Hon’ble Supreme Court. vide order dated 23-07-2018

2. The issue raised in the representation does not come under the purview of Department of Post. Therefore, the representation Is being forwarded to the nodal Ministry (Department of Expenditure) for their consideration and appropriate action.

(Tarun Mittal)

Asstt. Director General (Pension)

Source : Confederation