I am a women working in an Export Promotion Council sponsored by the Ministry of Textiles.
I have been working there for 25 years. The total no. of staff are 10 comprising the Exe Director, Dy.Secretary, Admin. Officer, Accounts Officer, Assistants, Peons. etc. The Council gets the money by way of Govt. grant and also thru subscripttions by Members of the Council.
The Admin. officer has a coterie of two Ladies, who are so close to him; their relations go beyond the "official" level and needs to be probed.
I am the Senior most employee of this Council. The Adm department's work and the Admin officer's conducts need improvement and I being the Senior most, some times points out their lapses...etc. This ofcourse is not liked by him or by the coterie.
Now one of these ladies have complained against me about misconduct...abusing her, spitting on her face and beating up etc....all in the Office! I was issued a show cause for which I replied and I have not heard anything fruther on that. In the interim period I had taken 10 days sick leave as I was really not well. The absence was communicated thru email to the Council and when I resumed duty after 10 days submitted official leave application supported by Medical Certificate from a qualified Doctor who also happens to be a member of Central Govt. approved panel. The Exe Director has issued me a memo at the behest of the Adm. Officer stating that my leave application cannot be considered because my email was not signed and I should have submitted the leave application by post or by hand during my leave period itself! He further states that I am given a break in service....because of this and that is as per the rules! I am not aware of any such rules and I know one thing that no private rules can be inferior to the statutory rules. I am not paid salary also for October at the behest of the Adm.Officer, eventhough it is Deepawali and every one is celebrating the Festival. The Council infact gave me a cheque after deducting 12 days pay ( I was on 10 days leave only) but I refused to accept the same since I have many months of sick leave to my credit and I had not taken leave for years! Therefore, I request the legal luminaries to help me by advising me how to proceed further in the matter.
R BHASKARAN
