Identification of AIBSNLPWA Under Pensioners Portal Copy of order
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Name of recipient: AIBSNLPWA (CHQ), SB A/c No 67100927818,
IFSC No. SBIN0002239
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The following is a brief record of the steps taken by the Six Applicant Associations in the Pension Revision Case after the judgment of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court dated 01.07.2026.
The Division Bench of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court allowed the Writ Petition filed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and set aside the favourable orders of the Principal CAT dated 20.09.2023.
The judgment, running into 108 pages and 273 paragraphs, was studied in detail by the Applicant Associations and their legal counsel to assess its implications and decide the further course of action.
Representatives of the Applicant Associations met Advocate Ms. Gauri Puri and discussed the Delhi High Court judgment and the legal remedies available.
It was considered that sufficient grounds existed for approaching the Hon’ble Supreme Court by filing Special Leave Petitions (SLPs), particularly in view of the differing judgments of the Delhi and Kerala High Courts.
It was also decided to obtain the opinion of Justice (Retd.) J.K. Maheshwari, who retired from the Hon’ble Supreme Court in June 2026.
The SLP already filed by AIBSNLPWA against a part of the Kerala High Court judgment came up before the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 13.07.2026. The SLP was admitted and notice was issued to the Government.
Representatives of AIBSNLPWA, SNPWA, AIRBSNLEWA and RTOWA (Delhi), along with Advocate Ms. Gauri Puri, met Justice (Retd.) J.K. Maheshwari.
The Delhi High Court judgment, relevant Office Memoranda and the provisions of Rule 37-A and its sub-rules were examined in detail.
Justice (Retd.) J.K. Maheshwari expressed the view that there was no need to file a Review Petition before the Delhi High Court and that the matter should be taken before the Hon’ble Supreme Court by filing SLPs. He also observed that the entitlement to pension revision needed to be effectively substantiated before the Court and agreed to guide the preparation of the petitions.
The Applicant Associations met virtually and considered the discussions held with Justice (Retd.) J.K. Maheshwari.
There was unanimity among the Associations on proceeding with the filing of SLPs before the Hon’ble Supreme Court.
A five-member committee comprising Comrades M.K. Bagchi, G.L. Jogi, Prahalad Rai, Anupam Kaul and Ashok Kaushik was constituted to meet Senior Advocate Shri Nidhesh Gupta for further consultation.
The Committee met Senior Advocate Shri Nidhesh Gupta and discussed the Delhi High Court judgment and the proposed SLPs.
After examining the matter, the Senior Counsel expressed the view that the case was strong and that there was every possibility of succeeding before the Hon’ble Supreme Court.
The Applicant Associations again met virtually on 27.07.2026 at 1900 hours.
After considering the legal consultations and the views expressed by the Senior Counsel, it was unanimously decided to engage Senior Advocate Shri Nidhesh Gupta as Senior Counsel for the proposed SLPs.
Accordingly, the Six Applicant Associations are proceeding with the necessary steps for preparation and filing of the Special Leave Petitions before the Hon’ble Supreme Court.
RESOLUTION
As notified, virtual CWC was held under the presidentship of Com D Gopalakrishnan, CHQ President today (18/7/26).
46 CWC members attended. 4 members expressed their inability to attend because of personal reasons. .... members expressed their opinion that the association has no other option but to file SLP in Hon supreme court against Hon Delhi high court judgement delivered on 1/7/2026 setting aside Hon PB CAT judgement. The only exception was the voice of Com K Muthiyalu who expressed his opinion against filing SLP and said that Delhi HC judgement is correct.
With his lone dissent voice
The Central Working Committee of AIBSNLPWA, which met virtually today resolved to challenge the judgment of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the BSNL Pension Revision case by filing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
The CWC resolved to engage the best available Senior Counsel/Advocate to effectively present the case and protect the legitimate demand of pension revision to BSNL and MTNL absorbed pensioners. At present there is no need to seek donation and the expenses shall be met from the available legal fund.
The CWC noted that this decision is in conformity with the resolution of the Ernakulam All India Conference to pursue the pension revision issue to its logical conclusion. The CWC authorised CHQ to take all necessary steps in this regard
The CWC appeals to all members to remain united and extend their full cooperation and support to CHQ. All are requested to take this decision to the grassroot members and the leaders have to adhere to the organisational discipline and tell the CWC decision only.
Positive Development: Supreme Court Issues Notice in AIBSNLPWA Case
The SLP filed by AIBSNLPWA challenging the Kerala High Court judgment, which held that Associations cannot espouse the grievances of pensioners, came up for hearing on 13.07.2026 before the Hon'ble Supreme Court.
The Hon'ble Court has issued Notice on the Special Leave Petition as well as on the application for condonation of delay, and has posted the matter for further hearing on 21.08.2026.
The Circle Executive Committee (CEC) meeting of the Tamil Nadu Circle was held at Tiruchirappalli on 09.07.2026 under the presidentship of Com. R. Venkatachalam, Circle President, in the presence of Advisors Com. V. Saminathan and Com. V. Ramarao. The meeting was attended by all the 20 District Secretaries, Circle Office Bearers, CHQ President Com. D. Gopalakrishnan, and other CHQ Office Bearers.
Circle Secretary Com. S. Sundara Krishnan presented the Circle Secretary's report, and the Circle Treasurer presented the financial report.
The CEC held detailed deliberations on several important organisational and pensioners' issues, including the Society registration issue, Pension Revision, the recent Delhi High Court judgment and the proposed SLP before the Supreme Court, Family Pension-related problems, CGHS issues, and measures for strengthening the organisation.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE OF TRIVANDRUM
AIBSNLPWA – Trivandrum District Conference
The Trivandrum District Conference of AIBSNLPWA was held successfully at Trivandrum on 10-07-2026.
The Conference was inaugurated by Com. P. S. Raman Kutty, Advisor, CHQ. Com. V. Krishna Swamy, Kerala Circle Secretary, addressed the delegates.
The Conference elected the following office bearers:
President: Com. M. Chandran
Secretary: Com. V. Sivarajan
Treasurer: Com. S. Rajadev
DISTRICT CONFERENCE OF BHOPAL ON 28-6-2026
The district conference of AIBSNLPWA Bhopal held on 28th June 2026 in Maharashtra Bhawan Tulsi Nagar Bhopal in presence of Shri N K Garg C/S and Shri V S Thakur Circle vice president and following office bearers elected unanimously details given below:-
Shri D D Sharma President, Shri S K Gupta Secretary and Shri Arun Shrivastava Treasurer.
The operative part of the Delhi High Court judgment is contained in paragraphs 269 to 273. It reads in substance as follows:
269. Rule 37A of the CCS (Pension) Rules provides a special statutory framework for DoT employees permanently absorbed in BSNL/MTNL. On absorption, they cease to be Government employees, come under the IDA pay pattern, and are governed by the rules applicable to the PSU. Therefore, they cannot claim the benefits of the Central Pay Commission recommendations.
270–272. The Court held that Rule 37A only assures the same formula for calculation of pension at the time of retirement, and does not confer any continuing right to claim future pension revisions under the 7th CPC. Neither Rule 37A nor the Office Memoranda relied upon by the respondents entitle combined service pensioners under the IDA regime to pension revision under the 7th CPC. Since the 3rd PRC has not been implemented, the question of consequential pension revision also does not arise.
273. For all the aforesaid reasons, the impugned order dated 20.09.2023 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal is set aside. Accordingly, this batch of writ petitions stands allowed.
District conference of Solan Himachal Pradesh
Solan District , Himachal Pradesh District conference is held on 21-06-2026 at Solan. The following office bearers were elected unanimously: President: Shri Daulat Ram Sharma District Secretary: Shri Vimal Bhardwaj Treasurer: Shri Madan Lal Sharma
