I take this opportunity to refer to respected Sridharan’s letter published in LIC Pensioners Chronicle on 5th September, 2013. All these points/objections raised in GNS’s letter, which no doubt go against our demand for up-gradation of pension, were precisely already covered in an affidavit dated 4th May, 2011 filed by Shri S.K.Mohanty, Under Secretary, GOI, Ministry of Finance in the Allahabad High Court and was also a part of the SLP filed by the LIC in Supreme Court against Jaipur Judgement which stands dismissed. Similar Affidavit was also filed by the Chairman, LIC.
I do not wish to comment as to on whose behalf this campaign is being initiated which
as Sh.H.K.Aggarwal has rightly commented, needs to be ignored. But can we really ignore it ?- Further, l reproduce below a small para from respected GNS letter: (QUOTED ) "2. Military pensioner: He has rightly said that military personnel have been recently given relief/ enhancement (not that sizable) in pension and family pension naming it ‘OROP’. I may add that even this is because (or in spite) of a few verdicts from the SC and policy statements in the Parliament. It is for the wisdom of LIC pensioners to think what best could be in store for them".
Sh. GNS interalia concedes that Military Personnel have achieved relief in Pension due to (1) Verdicts from the SC (2) Policy Statements in the Parliament.
Shri Asthana has achieved 100% success so far as verdicts from different Courts )including Hon’ble SC are concerned. AND we know that Delhi HC judgement is also based on Jaipur Single Bench Judgement.
Now let Sh. GNS elaborate, armed with favourable judgements, his future role!
I am forwarding the comments of Sri GNS so that our members may
know about the wisdom and real objective of their beloved All India GS.
In fact, had the name of the commentator not been there,
I would not have believed that he is the All India GS of one of the
Pensioners' Associations. However, I
pray the Almighty for his life long stay as All India Gen Secy of the Pensioners' Association.
Long live Sri GNS and his fans who never mind to axe
their own feet for doing harm to majority of pensioners.
AK Goswami