Divisional Union writes on the issue of Irregular recovery of an amount of Rs.202/- towards compensation paid by Superintendent NSH, Mumbai 400099 towards loss of an SP article from NSH Mumbai-400099.

No.  AMSD/R-III/DIVISIONAL PROBLEMS/2015                                   13.01.2016

To

The Sr. Superintendent of RMS

Airmail Sorting Division

Mumbai-400099

Sub:  Irregular recovery of an amount of Rs.202/- towards compensation paid by Superintendent NSH, Mumbai-400099 towards loss of an SP article from NSH Mumbai-400099.

Ref:   Superintendent NSH, Mumbai letter No. SPC/DOM/OW/691/2015 dated 08.01.2016.

Respected Sir,

          It has been brought into the notice of this union that some officials of NSH, Mumbai-400099 have been awarded recovery from their salary vide above cited memo number. The above cited memo No. states that the article under question was booked at Kadugodi Extention SO on 11.03.2015 for delivery in Ratnagiri which has been reported as lost in NSH, Mumbai in Set/3 on 13.03.2015 at 21.25.52 hrs.

          In this connection the union would like to know whether any detailed enquiry was held by the Superintendent, NSH, Mumbai-400099 and whether the CCTV Surveillance system was scanned before imposing the order of recovery or the order of recovery was issued exparte. Further it would also like to know whether any negligence on the part of officials which caused the loss of article was established by Superintendent, NSH, Mumbai before imposing of recovery vide above cited memo number. If no such enquiry was held then the said order of recovery is in violation of Rule-106 of P & T Manual Vol. III which states that “recovery to pecuniary losses caused to the government by negligence or breach of any orders by a government servant can be imposed only when it is established that the government servant was responsible for a particular act or acts of negligence or breach of orders or rules and that such negligence and breach caused the loss”.

          This union therefore requests you to personally intervene in the case and cause issue orders for stoppage of recovery considering the extenuating circumstances in which the duties were performed by the officials named in above mentioned recovery memo. 

          Kindly acknowledge the receipt of this communication.

Regards,

                                                         

          Yours faithfully

-sd

Off. Divisional Secretary

NFPE R-III, AMSD

Mumbai-400099