Kolkata: Development officers of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) approached the Calcutta High Court on Friday, stating that a 60-day SIR duty as electoral registration officer (ERO) hampered their work as they had to compulsorily meet certain premium targets by March 31.
Justice Krishna Rao allowed the National Federation of Insurance Field Workers of India (Eastern Zone) to file a case and said it would be included in the list. "If it doesn't come up next week, then mention," Justice Rao said.
The advocate for LIC officers submitted, "We have a peculiar service condition that if our salary is 100 annually, we have to get a premium of minimum Rs 170. If I fail to do so, in the first year, my two increments will be deducted and next year I will be terminated. The EC has given us duty at a stretch of 60 days as ERO in different districts. Either I should not be given any election duty or only for this period the condition may be relaxed."
He further stated that one of the LIC employees who moved court worked in Kolkata and was given election duty in Alipurduar, and some were posted in Malda.
On the judge's query regarding the urgency, the advocate stated: "We have made representation and done everything. Urgency is March 31 is year end and we have been deployed till Feb 14."