DEAR FRIENDS,
JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED. IT IS 101% TRUE IN CASE OF LIC PENSIONERS. IT IS ONLY DUE TO THE CALLOUS AND COWARDICE ATTITUDE OF LIC (may be due to pressure from FM, GOI).
THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT HAD DISMISSED LICs SLPs ON 8.8.13 AND FURTHER WHILE DISPOSING LIC's PETITIONS AGAINST THE FAVORABLE VERDICTS OF THE HIGH COURTS OF RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR; PB & HRY, CHANDIGARH; AND DELHI HC, HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING ORDERS ON 30.9.13, 19.8.13 AND 8.10.13 :-
“Delay condoned.
Leave granted.
There shall be no stay of the directions given by the learned Single Judge vide order dated 12.1.2010 passed in S.B.C.W.P. No. 6676 of 1998 and connected matter.”
( CONNECTED MATTER MEANS CWP NO.654/2007 relating to up-gradation of pension)
FRIENDS, IN MY OPINION WORTHY SUPREME COURT IN THE INTEREST OF GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY OF JUSTICE FOR ALL ALSO SAID "delay condoned, leave granted" and converted SLPs in ord. appeals, BUT DID NOT ACCEDE TO LIC's PLEA FOR STAY of the RAJASTHAN HC, JAIPUR HISTORIC JUDGEMENT DATED 12.1.2010 BY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.N. BHANDARI, AND VERY CLEARLY & REPEATEDLY ORDERED "There shall be no stay of the directions given by the learned Single Judge vide order dated 12.1.2010 passed in S.B.C.W.P. No. 6676 of 1998 and connected matter.”
HON'BLE SC HAS USED THE WORD directions and it is significant as Justice Bhandari has dealt with all the issues both raised by the petitioners (of DA anomaly and up-gradation of pension) and LIC (Board resolution, Govt approval, Sec 21 etc. etc.) and given his directions and judgement on all issues and also said" both the writ petitions are allowed". We have to be grateful & thankful to Sh KML Asthana for his tireless professional way in which he has been successfully fighting the legal battle for the last over 15 years. AIRIEF, its units & members also deserve all praise & gratitude for their solid support.
I request all pensioners and in service employees to go through the HISTORIC JUDGMENET BY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.N. BHANDARI, OF RAJSTHAN HC, given on the right hand side bar under 'PAGES', word by word to enable you to appreciate its importance and also the reasons why worthy SC did not grant LIC its stay in their number of orders.
DESPITE ALL THESE FACTS IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT LIC IS DEPRIVING OLD PENSIONERS THEIR RIGHTFUL & LEGAL RETIRAL BENEFITS AND UNNECESSARILY DRAGGING THE LITIGATION AT THE COST OF OUR+PUBLIC FUNDS, AND ARE FACING CONTEMPT PETITION IN JAIPUR. Lets pray and hope GOOD SENSE will prevail upon LIC management and they will earn goodwill and blessings of SENIORS who had laid solid foundations of the mighty Organisation.
All are eagerly waiting for JUSTICE to be delivered on 16th January, 2014 at Jaipur.
With kind regards to all,
H K Aggarwal
Mohali,Chandigarh.
(Please click and read the historic single bench judgment placed as permanent page under 'PAGES' on the right hand bar of this blog. )