FRIENDS
AFTER GOING THROUGH THE SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT OF 3O.9.13 & 8.8.13 IN JAIPUR CASE AND ALSO DATED 19.8.13 IN CHANDIGARH CASE, IT IS CLEAR THAT HON'BLE SUPREME COURT HAS NOT GRANTED ANY STAY ON HIGH COURTS ORDERS, WHICH HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION AND LIC IS LEGALLY BOUND TO COMPLY WITH THEIR ORDERS IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT SC HAS ALLOWED LEAVE TO APPEAL TO LIC AND EVERY BODY KNOWS CIVIL APPEALS TAKE 8/10 YEARS AND THIS CONCESSION BY SC TO LIC HAS NO BEARING OR EFFECT ON HCs ORDERS WHICH LIC HAS TO OBEY OR FACE CONSEQUENCES.
IN SUCH A SITUATION EVEN WE PENSIONERS ARE NOT SURE WHEN LIC IS GOING TO PAY OUR RETIRAL BENEFITS OF UP GRADATION OF PENSION ON ACCOUNT PAY REVISIONS OF 1997, 2002, 2007 AND 2012 (yet to settle), AND REMOVING DA ANOMALY FOR PRE-7/1997 RETIREES.
AS AN ORDINARY MEMBER OF THE PENSIONERS FRATERNITY, I HUMBLY PUT FORWARD THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS THAT MAY BE HELPFUL IN ACHIEVING OUR GOALS EXPEDITIOUSLY.
WHILE PETITIONERS MUST VIGOROUSLY FOLLOW WITH THE HIGH COURTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR ORDERS BY DIRECTING CHAIRMAN/MD/ED, LIC OF INDIA TO SETTLE ALL PENSIONERS DUES WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD OR FACE CONSEQUENCES (CONTEMPT OF COURT), THERE IS DIRE NEED THAT ALL EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING RETIRED) MUST EXHIBIT UNITY/RAISE STRONG VOICE ON PENSIONERS ISSUES, SETTING ASIDE PREJUDICES AND IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR AFFILIATION WITH ANY UNION, ORGANISATION, ASSOCIATION, OR FEDERATION JOINTLY / SEVERELY IMMEDIATELY APPROACH THE LIC MANAGEMENT FOR HONOURING THE SC/HCs ORDERS ON BOTH THE ISSUES OF UP GRADATION OF PENSION AND REMOVING DA ANOMALY, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.
IT IS NOW A LEGAL AS WELL AS MORAL OBLIGATION OF THE LIC TO SEE & ENSURE THAT SENIORS WHO HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN LAYING SOLID FOUNDATION OF THE MIGHTY INSTITUTION ARE PAID THEIR LEGITIMATE ALL DUES IE. RETIRAL BENEFITS FROM THE DATE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DATE OF RETIREMENT.
LET LEADERS OF ALL EMPLOYEES/PENSIONERS UNIONS/ASSNS./FEDERATIONS ETC. COME OUT AND BOLDLY WELCOME THE POSITIVE RESULTS OF THE LONG LEGAL FIGHT AND JOIN IN THE FINAL ASSAULT TO PLUCK THE FRUITS.
WISHING ALL GOOD HEALTH - REGARDS
HK AGGARWAL
MOHALI CHANDIGARH.