Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990

The petitioners, who are persons with disabilities (PWD) employed by Prasar Bharati, challenged two Government of India office memoranda that denied them the statutory 3% reservation in identified Group A and B posts when such posts were filled by promotion. The core issue was whether the memoranda, which limited reser…

The Supreme Court examined the appointment process for the Director General of All India Radio and Doordarshan, where the Selection Committee initially recommended G. Jayalal at the top of the list, but a subsequent Office of Special Duty directive led the Board to reorder the names, placing the fourth respondent first…

The respondent, a former Transmission Executive of All India Radio, retired voluntarily on 31 July 1997, before the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 came into force on 23 November 1997. A Government Memorandum dated 25 February 1999 granted upgraded pay scales to employees "currently in service of Prasar Bharati". The responde…

The Supreme Court examined whether Prasar Bharati could transfer staff originally appointed by Doordarshan and Akashvani despite the absence of a formal deputation order under the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990. The Court observed that the employees had been working under the Corporation’s control, receiving its salary and o…