MEMBER PARLIAMENT
SUB: DESPITE HIGH COURTS ORDERS & NO STAY ORDERS OF SUPREME COURT LIC OF INDIA IS DENYING JUSTICE TO LIC PENSIONERS WHO ARE CRYING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR LEGALLY ACCEPTED DEMNADS OF:-
(1) Up gradation of pension consequent upon periodical revision of Pay Scales of existing employees (as is done for Central & State Governments Pensioners).
(2) 100% neutralization of DR(dearness relief) to those LIC pensioners also who retired before 1.8,1997.
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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.
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 and S.B.CWP No. 654 of 2007, 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 viz:
LIC filed SLPs in the Supreme Court which too were dismissed. Though the revised SLPs filed by LIC were converted into Civil Writs, the Hon’ble Supreme Court passed the following orders on 19.8.13, 30.9.13 & 8.10.2013 while disposing off SLPs filed by LIC against the orders of three 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 up gradation of pension).
DESPITE THE COURT ORDERS LIC HAS ( PROBABY AT THE BEHEST OF THE Ministry Of Finance, GOVT. OF INDIA) PREFERED NOT TO OBEY COURT ORDERS AND ARE NOW FACING CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS IN RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT ,JAIPUR..
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 OF LIC PENSIONERS-SENIOR CITIZENS 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 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 MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVT. OF INDIA. KINDLY EXERT YOUR GOOD OFFICES AND PERSUADE FINANCE MINISTER, MOF, GOVT. OF INDIA FOR IMPLEMENTING HIGH COURT ORDERS AND HELP THE PENSIONERS-SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE AT THE FAG END OF THEIR LIVES, SO THAT THEY GET JUSTICE AND MPs ALSO FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATIONS.
WITH REGARDS & HOPE
LIC PENSIONERS - (SENIOR/SUPER SENIOR CITIZENS).
H K AGGARWAL, 556 SECTOR-54, MOHALI,CHANDIGARH-160055.
O9855002556.
- (1) 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 is revised on the recommendations of successive Pay Commissions.)
- (2) 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%.
LIC filed SLPs in the Supreme Court which too were dismissed. Though the revised SLPs filed by LIC were converted into Civil Writs, the Hon’ble Supreme Court passed the following orders on 19.8.13, 30.9.13 & 8.10.2013 while disposing off SLPs filed by LIC against the orders of three 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 up gradation of pension).
DESPITE THE COURT ORDERS LIC HAS ( PROBABY AT THE BEHEST OF THE Ministry Of Finance, GOVT. OF INDIA) PREFERED NOT TO OBEY COURT ORDERS AND ARE NOW FACING CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS IN RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT ,JAIPUR..
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 OF LIC PENSIONERS-SENIOR CITIZENS 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 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 MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVT. OF INDIA. KINDLY EXERT YOUR GOOD OFFICES AND PERSUADE FINANCE MINISTER, MOF, GOVT. OF INDIA FOR IMPLEMENTING HIGH COURT ORDERS AND HELP THE PENSIONERS-SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE AT THE FAG END OF THEIR LIVES, SO THAT THEY GET JUSTICE AND MPs ALSO FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATIONS.
WITH REGARDS & HOPE
LIC PENSIONERS - (SENIOR/SUPER SENIOR CITIZENS).
H K AGGARWAL, 556 SECTOR-54, MOHALI,CHANDIGARH-160055.
O9855002556.