YES, THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT WAY!

Honouring the Court judgement after 12 years:

Punishing the people for going to the Court!

In 2003 or so the CGHS authorities refused to enroll retired P&T employees as beneficiaries of the CGHS. Pensioners in different Circles approached the government. No Result. Finally the Central Government Pensioners Association (Kerala), Trichur filed a case in CAT, Ernakulam bench. The CAT gave judgement in favour of the pensioners on 12, July 2005. 12 years ago.

CGHS cards were issued to the applicant pensioners. Pensioners of other Circles were refused it. Government went on Appeals. In the name of appeals and other cases pending in other CAT benches, no common order was issued.

Now, after long 12 years, the Department of Health and Family Welfare has issued an Office Memorandum on 19, July 2017 honouring the CAT judgement .

Many pensioners have departed this world during the last 12 years without getting proper medical care. Who are responsible for that? What action is taken against such officers who refused to honour the verdicts of Courts of Law? What action will the Government take against such officers who wasted the government money for unwanted Appeals. The OM dated 19-7-2017 is reproduced hereunder..

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Dept. of Health & family Welfare OM 
No. S-11016/2/2015-CGHS(P)/EHS 
dated 19th July 2017.
Sub: Extension of CGHS facilities to the pensioners of Post and Telegraph Department.

With reference to the above subject, the undersigned is directed to draw attention to the Office Memorandum No S-11011/46/95-CGHS D-II/CGHS(P) dated 1, August 1996 and to state that it has now been decided to revoke the OM dated 1-8-1996 in compliance of the Orders of Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench dated 12th July 2005 in OA No 563/2004 and 590/2004 and Order dated 01-06-2017 in OP 180/21/2017 arising out of OA No 180/563/2004 between Central Government Pensioners’ Association (Kerala) and Ors Vs UOI & others.

2. The retired employees of Post and Telegraph Department shall hereafter be entitled to the CGHS facility, irrespective of whether they were members of CGHS prior to retirement or not, subject to the payment of prevalent subscription for availing themselves of this facility as per rules as in the case of other Central Government pensioners.

3. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.