Appeal to the Prime Minister

Shri. Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi
Joint Secretary
Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India
Rashtrapati Bhawan,
New Delhi - 110 004, India.

Sir,

I seek your help in passing the following appeal to worthy PM,FM,

& others through their emails/ or any other mail.

thanking you in anticipation.

H K Aggarwal

(a 78 yrs old senior citizen/LIC retiree)

-556 SECTOR-54, MOHALI,CHANDIGARH-160055.

 O9855002556.

Please click below to read the Petition.

Hon'ble Prime Minister,

Hon'ble Finance Minister, 

Hon'ble other Council of Ministers 

& Hon'ble Members of Parliament.

                                                

Respected Sir,

LIC PENSIONERS CRY for DELIVERY OF JUSTICE

        DESPITE HIGH COURTS ORDERS & NO STAY ORDERS OF SUPREME COURT, LIC OF INDIA IS NOT HONOURING THE CLEAR ORDERS OF THE COURTS ALLOWING BOTH THE WRITS ON TWO DEMANDS OF LIC PENSIONERS ie.,

(1)     100% neutralization of DR(dearness relief) to those LIC pensioners also who retired before    1.8,1997. 

(2)     Up gradation of pension consequent upon periodical  revision  of Pay Scales of existing employees (as is done for Central & State Governments Pensioners). 

INSTEAD  LIC OF INDIA IS DELIBERATELY DELAYING THE  DELIVERY OF  JUSTICE BY FILING APPEALS AND DRAGGING THEIR  RETIRED EMPLOYEES IN UNNECESSARY LITIGATION JUST TO HARASS AND TORTURE SUPER SENIORS   WHO HAVE LAID SOLID FOUNDATIONS OF COUNTRY’S LARGEST INSURANCE COMPANY AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. WE FEEL PROUD OF LIC’s  GROWTH AND TREMENDOUS FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE CENTRAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING, INDUSTRY, ELECTRICITY, ROADS, WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE ETC.ETC.

     

WHILE  LIC  HAS  BEEN  GRACIOUSLY  DISTRIBUTING  THE FRUITS  OF   ITS  STRONG FINANCIAL  BASE  TO THE EXISTING  EMPLOYEES  BY  WAY OF  HEFTY INCREASE IN EMOLUMENTS, PERKS , DAILY LUNCH COUPONS   ETC.   (which we do not resent),  BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMOVE THE GLARING ANOMALIES  AND DISCRIMINATION  IN THE PAYMENT OF PENSION & DR TO THEIR RETIRED EMPLOYEES (PENSIONERS) WHO HAVE BEEN CRYING FOR JUSTICE  FOR THE LAST OVER 15 YEARS.  

SIR, YOU WILL BE SURPRISED, APPRECIATE AND AGREE UPON OUR SUBMISSIONS BELOW:-

        

 It is a matter of great pain and distress that LIC management is not  honoring the Hon'ble Supreme court/ Hon'ble High Courts of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi orders to implement Rajasthan High Court orders passed by the learned single Judge vide order dated 12.01.2010,  in S.B.CWP No.6676 of 1998 (Removal of DR anomaly)  and S.B.CWP No. 654 of 2007 (Upgradation of Pension), vide which the Hon'ble Judge allowed both the Writs and LIC has been directed to implement LIC’s own Board Resolution No. 492 passed on 24.11.2001 - which provide relief to all the retired employees of  LIC (ie. Pensioners) on two long pending demands as mentioned above and reproduced below:

1)      To remove glaring anomaly with regard to payment of DA to pensioners who  retired on or before 1.8.1997 as they are getting 50% neutralization whereas  who retired after this date get 100%.

2)      Up gradation of pension consequent upon revision of pay scales of in-service employees from time to time ie. 1997,2002, 2007  and subsequent revisions as and when take place.

(It would be pertinent to mention that Central and State Govts revise the  pension also as and when pay scales of their employees are revised.)

 LIC filed  SLPs in the Supreme Court which too were dismissed. Though the revised SLPs filed by LIC were converted into Civil Appeals,  the Hon'ble Supreme Court passed the following orders on  19.8.13 & 30.9.13 while disposing off SLPs filed by LIC against the orders of  High Courts:

 “There shall be no stay of the directions given by the learned single Judge vide order dated 12.01.2010 passed in S.B.CWP No.6676 of 1998 and connected matter.”( connected matter means CWP No.654 of 2007 regarding upgradation of pension).

          DESPITE THE COURT ORDERS LIC HAS  ( PROBABLY AT THE BEHEST OF THE Previous Ministry Of Finance, GOVT. OF INDIA) PREFERED NOT TO OBEY HIGH COURTS ORDERS.

FURTHER LIC & MOF DID NOT CARE FOR ITS OWN GOVT. LITIGATION POLICY OF NOT TO PREFER APPEALS IN SUPREME COURT IN MATTERS RELATING TO PENSIONERS/SENIORS - WHO ARE UNNECESSARILY BEING DRAGGED IN PROLONGED LEGAL FIGHT AT COST OF THEIR HEALTH AND MEAGER FINANCIAL RESOURCES.

THOUSANDS (about 40%)  OF LIC PENSIONERS HAVE ALREADY DIED AND MANY ARE IN DECEMBER OF THEIR LIFE FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVING IN THESE DAYS OF UNCONTROLLABLE PRICE RISE AND HIGH COST MEDICAL TREATMENT AS MOST OF US ARE NOW IN THE AGE GROUP OF 75-85.

YOU BEING THE NEWLY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE HAVE A MORAL DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP PEOPLE PARTICULARLY THE SENIOR CITIZENS LIKE LIC PENSIONERS WHO ARE SUFFERING AND HAVE BEEN DIFFERENTIATED ONLY BECAUSE OF CALLOUS ATTITUDE OF LIC PROBABLY AT THE BEHEST OF  PREVIOUS MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVT. OF INDIA.

KINDLY EXERT YOUR GOOD OFFICES AND PERSUADE THE MOF, GOVT. OF INDIA TO DIRECT LIC TO WITH DRAW ALL APPEALS AND  IMPLEMENT  HIGH COURTS ORDERS IN LETTER & SPIRIT. THUS HELP THE  LIC PENSIONERS WHO ARE AT THE FAG END OF THEIR LIVES, SO THAT THEY GET JUSTICE AND LIC & GOVT OF INDIA ALSO FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATIONS.

 WITH REGARDS & HOPE FOR AN EARLY ACTION,

 H K AGGARWAL,

LIC PENSIONER –(SENIOR CITIZEN-78 Yrs.)

556 SECTOR-54, MOHALI,CHANDIGARH-160055.

 O9855002556.

September 17, 2014.