Delhi High Court rules BSNL, MTNL absorbed DoT employees not eligible for 7th CPC pension revision

The Delhi High Court has ruled that former Department of Telecommunications (DoT) employees who opted for permanent absorption in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) are not entitled to pension revision under the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC).

Allowing the DoT’s appeal, a division bench of Justices Om Prakash Shukla and C. Hari Shankar set aside a September 2023 order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), which had directed the government to revise the pension of these employees in line with the 7th CPC.