Shri A.K. Sharma , President , IRS( Indirect Taxes) Officers met the Hon'able MOS, DOPT on 03.08.15 and urged for removal of MACP anomaly.

IRS  (INDIRECT TAXES)OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION.

Secretary General:        Address for communication:                 President:          

Lokanath Mishra            C.R.Building , Bhubaneswar-751007.   A.K.Sharma                         

Mob. 09437314941          mail Id:jailoknathjee@gmail.com     Mob.09815300006

                                                                                                                                                  

Ref No.IRSITOA/2015/120                                                           Dated:- 03.08.15     

To

Dr. Jitendra Singh,

Hon’able Minister of States

Govt. of India,  North Block

New Delhi- 110001

Sir,

Sub.:  MACP- Order dt. 08.12.2014 of Hon’ble Madras High Court in Writ Petition no. 19024 of 2014 & M.P. no. 1 of 2014 filed by Sri R Chandrasekharan against order dt. 24.02.2014 in OA no. 675 of 2013 passed by Hon’ble CAT, Madras Bench

We beg to state that Central Board of Excise and Customs vide  letter under F no. A-23011/25/2013.Ad.IIA dt. 24^th May 2015, addressed to the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Chennai Zone, on the above subject in terms of which the benefit of 3^rd MACP has been allowed to the petitioner Sri Chandrasekharan as a consequence of the Hon’ble Madras High Court Order dt 08.12.2014, as referred to above. The opinion of the DOPT in this regard has also been enclosed with the said letter of the CBEC .

The penultimate paragraph no. 17 of the said Order contains direction of the Hon’ble Court to the effect that “The Department of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is directed to consider the issue in extenso in the light of the provisions of MACP scheme and the benefits given to the employees like the petitioner to count the non-functional scale for the purpose of ACPS”. The letter and spirit of the direction clearly indicates that the benefit allowed to  Sri R Chandrasekharan is required to be extended to all the similarly placed officers in the CBEC. Accordingly, necessary order may kindly be issued to that effect ensuring benefit of 3^rd MACP in the grade Pay of Rs 6600/- to all the similarly placed officers in CBEC in the light of the Hon’ble Madras High Court’s Order.

                                                                                                                                                          Yours faithfully,

(A.K.SHARMA)

   PRESIDENT.