Section 22
Retrenchment Of Positions
(1) If a communication enterprise’s income goes down or the Manager wishes to operate the communication
enterprise by reducing investment, the Manager may retrench the positions in that proportion and operate the communication enterprise accordingly.
Provided that, in so retrenching positions and giving retirement to working journalists from the service of communication enterprise, retirement shall be given by retrenching in a manner that those who have
been appointed at the latest, out of the working journalists who have completed a continuous service period of One year in the similar type of work, shall be retrenched first.
(2) If retrenchment of positions is to be made pursuant to Sub- section (1), the Manager shall give a notice, accompanied by the reason for retrenchment, to the Press Registrar and the concerned working
journalist in advance of Three months.
(3) Once the retrenchment of positions is made pursuant to Sub- section (1), no position may be created again or no working journalist may be appointed on contract within one Year.
(4) If any Manager appoints any person as a working journalist within that period in contravention of Sub-section (3), a working journalist who has been subject to retrenchment of positions previously may make an application to the concerned Manager for appointment to the communication enterprise. The concerned Manager shall appoint
such a working journalist in accordance with application so made.
(5) If the Manager does not make appointment pursuant to Sub- section (4), such a person may make a complaint to the Press Registrar.
(6) If the complaint made pursuant to Sub-section (5) is found reasonable, the Press Registrar may give an order to the concerned Manager to appoint the applicant. If any such order is made by the Press Registrar, the concerned Manager shall re-appoint such a person as a working journalist.
(7) A person who is not satisfied with an order made by the Press Registrar pursuant to Sub-section (6) may make an appeal to the concerned Court of Appeal within Thirty Five days.
enterprise by reducing investment, the Manager may retrench the positions in that proportion and operate the communication enterprise accordingly.
Provided that, in so retrenching positions and giving retirement to working journalists from the service of communication enterprise, retirement shall be given by retrenching in a manner that those who have
been appointed at the latest, out of the working journalists who have completed a continuous service period of One year in the similar type of work, shall be retrenched first.
(2) If retrenchment of positions is to be made pursuant to Sub- section (1), the Manager shall give a notice, accompanied by the reason for retrenchment, to the Press Registrar and the concerned working
journalist in advance of Three months.
(3) Once the retrenchment of positions is made pursuant to Sub- section (1), no position may be created again or no working journalist may be appointed on contract within one Year.
(4) If any Manager appoints any person as a working journalist within that period in contravention of Sub-section (3), a working journalist who has been subject to retrenchment of positions previously may make an application to the concerned Manager for appointment to the communication enterprise. The concerned Manager shall appoint
such a working journalist in accordance with application so made.
(5) If the Manager does not make appointment pursuant to Sub- section (4), such a person may make a complaint to the Press Registrar.
(6) If the complaint made pursuant to Sub-section (5) is found reasonable, the Press Registrar may give an order to the concerned Manager to appoint the applicant. If any such order is made by the Press Registrar, the concerned Manager shall re-appoint such a person as a working journalist.
(7) A person who is not satisfied with an order made by the Press Registrar pursuant to Sub-section (6) may make an appeal to the concerned Court of Appeal within Thirty Five days.