Dear Sir,
Before posting a new tread, I searched by best to find suitable answer with similar condition, but I was not able to find. So I am posting a detailed position of my problem with the indemnity bond enforced by my organisation.
I joined the Department of Atomic Energy in the year 2008 as a trainee and the training was for a period of 2 years. We have been provided stipend during training. The employer asked me to provide an indemnity bond to work for a period of 5 years( excluding training, including training it is 7 years). The bond stated that if we fail to serve the employer for the stipulated 7 years, we need to pay the stipend money recieved during our training with the present rate of interest of nearest bank. All together the bond is for Rs. 1,10,000 + interest.
Important Conditions Mentioned
"The candidate will not be allowed to appear for any competitive exams including the exams conducted by SSC and UPSC."
Additional Information
Along with us around 50 plus candidates joined as trainee. But before completion of our training another batch (of same eligibility criteria without experience) was taken as direct batch and was fixed pay before the completion of our training. For them no bond was made, though similar training was provided and the nature of work done then and now between both batch is same.
My questions/doubts
1. No where in the indemnity bond nor the interview call letter nor the notification nor the joining order it was mentioned that we need to work in the field prone to radiation. Is not concealing of facts from the employer? Will the bond be valid?
2. Can a department restrict a candidate from appearing in UPSC Civil Service Examination stating contractual obligation? The reason why I ask is, one who joins the organisation at the age of 21/22 will be relieved from bond at his 29. Now he is almost out of the race in Civil Service.
3. I read few court orders related to indemnity bond, in that it was stated that the department need to show the expenditure made in providing training to the indemnifier. Here I would like to bring to your notice, that within DAE every organisation has different period of bond for the same sort of training provided. One organisation has 3 year bond and other has 4 year bond.
4.I filed RTI to ministry of personnel asking them to provide rules regarding service bond enforcement. They have clearly provided that an employee working in PSU or Government can shift to any other government organisation including state government / banks etc., and all they need to do is to execute a fresh bond to do his remaining period of work with the new employer. But when asked about, my organisation quotes that it for those who applied through proper channel or NOC and they are not providing us NOC showing the contractual obligation that we will not be allowed to appear in any exam.
5. After providing for 2 years which included 1 year class training and 1 year field training. I was made to work in the same section for another year. After that I have been shifted to new section which is no where related to the training imparted on me. I tired to learn the new arena and now after another 2 years they are planning to send me to another section which is also quite new.
Considering the above mentioned facts, kindly provide me suggestion to deal with it. How to get NOC? How to move further with my organisaition? How to move in CAT?
