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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

CONTEMPT CASE FILED BY PANCHKULA/CHANDIGARH PENSIONERS

Dear Editor,

The Contempt case against LIC & UoI, filed by our Pensioners of Panchkula/Chandigarh, was called today in the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, a little before lunch. 

As per the telephonic information I received from Chandigarh, (I spoke with Mr Brijjit Singh, Mr SN Chchabra and later with the dealing Advocate, Ms. Alka Chhatrath), LIC engaged a Sr advocate Me Atma Ram, who informed the Bench that LIC had already paid the amounts due in the HC Registry and there is no need to continue the contempt proceedings. There were arguments from both the sides.

On LIC counsel's request, Court directed the Petitioners to file the calculation details of the amounts claimed by ALL 31 Petitioners instead of the two illustrative examples given.

As suspected, LIC made yet another attempt to delay a decision in the contempt proceedings, on some pretext. We now await the Order passed by the court (to be available in a day or two) to know where exactly we stand and to decide further course of action 
 
Thanks and regards,
Sreenivasa Murty M