Leave encashment to Volunatry retired BSNL Employees

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Vijaya Kumar (Querist)
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18 January 2021 Sir, I took VRS from BSNL on 31-01-2020. I was appointed in the Department of Telecom 0n 28-05-1983 and got absorbed into BSNL, a PSU on 01-10-2000. My accumulated Earned leave was 150 days as on 30-09-2000. After my Voluntary retirement BSNL paid Leave salary encahsment for 300 days ( 150 days of DOT period + 150 days of BSNL period accumulated leave). And while making the leave encashment payment BSNL allowed exemption for the DOT period leave accumulated and Rs.3 Lakh was exempted against leave salary paid for BSNL period and for balance IT recovered. My question is that whether the DOT period leave encashment is fully exempt from IT. Some of my retired colleagues have started getting notices from IT Department to pay for the DOT period leave salary. Is this correct ? If DOT period leave is exempted from IT please send me a copy of such order.

Thanking you