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AIBSNLEA WRITES 1. Sexual Harassment of woman employee at workplace- Case of Smt.V.K.Sobha, SDE --Inert and negative attitude of the Kerala Circle administration in disposing the victim’s complaint by favoring culprits instead of giving justice to victim--violating Govt. of India Acts and Rules by the Company-reg. It has come to our notice that, a letter No .DGM (Admn/HR) /Genl/2016/Pt.I/47 dated 25th April 2016 has been issued by the DGM (Admn. /HR) office of the Chief General Manager Telecom, Kerala Circle, Trivandrum addressed to all GMs / Chief Engineers attached to CGM’s office , on the subject matter “ Ratification of decision taking during the period from 23-9-2015 to 30-10-2015”. The full text of the said letter is reproduced below: “No. DGM (Admn/HR) /Genl/2016/Pt.I/47 dated 25th April 2016 To PGM (NWO-CM)/PGM (Finance)/ALL GMs, Circle Office/Chief Engineers(Ele)/Civil. Sub: - Ratification of decision taking during the period from 23-9-2015 to 30-10-2015. Corporate office has clarified that Shri. L.Anandaram is the CGM from 23-9-2015 onwards. Accordingly all the orders and approvals issued by Shri M.S.S Rao during the period from 23-9-2015 to 30-10-2015 may be put up for ratification or otherwise. Necessary action may be taken by the concerned units. Sd/- DGM (Admn/HR) O/o Chief General Manager, Telecom, BSNL Trivandrum.” Though it appears to be a simple communication on the matter of regularizing some sort of administrative lapse, we cannot simply take it without a pinch of salt. We have reasons to sense behind this the presence of some hidden schedule framed in collusion with the leadership of a trade union and an association desirous to bailout some of their activists involved in heinous anti-women activities amounting to criminal offense of harassment of women at work-place. The wordings “ratification or otherwise” mean that the present circle administration wants to ratify some routine orders and on the same time wants to invalidate certain decisions related to disciplinary actions initiated during the period from 23-9-2015 to 30-10-2015 in Kerala circle. It is noticed that one of the associations is now celebrating this letter in websites. They wanted to quash all disciplinary actions now under process against the culprits involved in the “mass harassment of woman employee at work-place” in CGM’s office at Trivandrum happened on 1-9-2015. The fact is that, Shri. M.S.S.Rao continued in the office of CGM Kerala circle and held the post of CGM Kerala for the above cited period from 23-9-2015 to 30-10-2015 legitimately and lawfully. On 16.9.2015, Shri. L. Anantharam, the present CGM was transferred from the post of Senior General Manager, West Godavari Telecom District, AP Circle in the place of Shri. M.S.S. Rao. In that transfer order, there was a direction to Sri. MSS Rao to remain on ‘compulsory wait’ without transferring him to any post. Shri. M.S.S. Rao who was holding the post of Chief General Manager, BSNL, Kerala Circle challenged the afore-said transfer order in OA No. 180/00734/2015 before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulum Bench. The Central Administrative Tribunal admitted the Original application on 18.9.2015; however did not grant interim stay of the said transfer order. Shri M.S.S Rao, then challenged the afore- said interim order dated 18/9/2015 in OP (CAT) No.153/2015 filed before the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala. After hearing both sides, the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala disposed of that OA by judgment dated 23/9/2015. In Para 9 of the judgment the Hon’ble High Court court stated, “…..… it is not necessary to disturb him, until the matter is finally adjudicated by the C.A.T, in accordance with the directions that we proposed to issue. In this context, we take notice of the contention of the learned counsel for the BSNL, that the third respondent has taken charge today in the morning. Since he is a junior officer, it is only appropriate that he hands over charge to the petitioner immediately.” In Para 10(i), the order states “Ext.P3 order of the TELEWAVE 4 APRIL-2016