SC says Centre cannot subject communication on cost of OROP arrears in installments
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday mentioned the Ministry of Defence can not take the regulation into its personal fingers by issuing communication on cost of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) arrears in 4 installments.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala requested the ministry to instantly withdraw its January 20 communication, which mentioned OROP arrears might be paid in 4 installments.
Attorney General R Venkataramani mentioned the Centre has paid one installment of OROP arrears to ex-servicemen however wants some extra time for additional funds.
“First withdraw (your) January 20 notification on payment of OROP arrears, then we will consider your application for time,” the bench advised Venkataramani.
The bench mentioned the defence ministry’s January 20 communication was fully opposite to its verdict and it can not unilaterally say it’ll pay OROP arrears in 4 installments.
It requested the lawyer normal to arrange a be aware giving particulars of the quantum of cost to be paid, the modalities to be adopted and what is the precedence section for the cost of arrears.
“We want that there has to be some kind of categorisation and older people should be paid the arrears first. Over four lakh pensioners have died since the litigation started,” the bench mentioned.
The high court docket is listening to an utility filed by the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM), by advocate Balaji Srinivasan, wherein they’ve sought setting apart of the defence ministry’s January 20 communication.
On February 27, the highest court docket pulled up the defence ministry over the delay in cost of OROP arrears to eligible pensioners of the armed forces and sought a proof from the secretary involved for issuing the communication extending the timeline for funds fastened by the court docket.
On January 9, the highest court docket granted time until March 15 to the Centre for cost of whole arrears of OROP. But on January 20, the ministry issued a communication that the arrears shall be paid in 4 yearly installments.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday mentioned the Ministry of Defence can not take the regulation into its personal fingers by issuing communication on cost of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) arrears in 4 installments.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala requested the ministry to instantly withdraw its January 20 communication, which mentioned OROP arrears might be paid in 4 installments.
Attorney General R Venkataramani mentioned the Centre has paid one installment of OROP arrears to ex-servicemen however wants some extra time for additional funds.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“First withdraw (your) January 20 notification on payment of OROP arrears, then we will consider your application for time,” the bench advised Venkataramani.
The bench mentioned the defence ministry’s January 20 communication was fully opposite to its verdict and it can not unilaterally say it’ll pay OROP arrears in 4 installments.
It requested the lawyer normal to arrange a be aware giving particulars of the quantum of cost to be paid, the modalities to be adopted and what is the precedence section for the cost of arrears.
“We want that there has to be some kind of categorisation and older people should be paid the arrears first. Over four lakh pensioners have died since the litigation started,” the bench mentioned.
The high court docket is listening to an utility filed by the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM), by advocate Balaji Srinivasan, wherein they’ve sought setting apart of the defence ministry’s January 20 communication.
On February 27, the highest court docket pulled up the defence ministry over the delay in cost of OROP arrears to eligible pensioners of the armed forces and sought a proof from the secretary involved for issuing the communication extending the timeline for funds fastened by the court docket.
On January 9, the highest court docket granted time until March 15 to the Centre for cost of whole arrears of OROP. But on January 20, the ministry issued a communication that the arrears shall be paid in 4 yearly installments.
