DIMAPUR, OCT 13 (MExN): In a letter to the Special Secretary, Government of Nagaland, Home Department, Police Branch, the Nagaland Police Wireless Employees Association (NPWEA) has questioned the legality of various actions taken by the Police department. It has contended that the recruitment tests for show-caused employees are not in accordance with the interim order passed by the Guwahati High Court.
The NPWEA in a press communiqué questioned the decision of the department to conduct recruitment tests for the show-caused employees by making them compete for the 115 vacant posts which according to the body, was in violation of the Interim Order dated September 26, 2005 passed by the Guwahati High Court.
Furthermore, the association, quoting reliable sources, maintained that overall vacancies in the NPTO had risen to 180 and that with the creation of the 11(IR) NAP BN, fresh vacancies would arise which when added to the already existing 180 vacancies would sufficiently accommodate all 437 of the show-caused employees. The NPWEA also reminded that the IGP (C/NPTO) has forwarded three letters requesting the DGP to accommodate the excess appointees in different categories of vacancies arising in the 11 (IR) NAP BN, the total of which comes to 135 posts – 70 NCEs and 65 other posts. However no action was taken, it added.
The NPWEA also maintained that despite standing orders not to appoint any personnel in the Signal Platoon as issued by the DGP Nagaland, there were evidence that fresh appointments were being continually issued to existing vacancies in the 11 (IR) NAP BN and also in other battalions. Taking serious cognizance of these facts the NPWEA was of the view that these arbitrary actions by the department was bent on discriminating against the show-caused employees. It further stated that all the appointments in the NPTO since its inception has been on direct appointment basis and to apply a different procedure in the case of the show-caused employees violated the constitutional provision of “equality before the law.”
The NPWEA, taking cognizance of these alleged irregularities and that the Writ Appeal no 371/03 was yet to be disposed off by the High Court, informed that it has decided to refrain from appearing for the said tests scheduled to be conducted on October 18, 2005.
