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What is the Unity of approach we have been talking of?
Parties in all the three Civil Appeals shall respond to SC proceedings dated 4/4/2014.
Jaipur and Chandigarh Petitioners, through fresh Applications, facilitated by Delhi Petitioners filing an amended Application, supplementary to IA No 3 of 2014 in CA No 9223 of 2013. Once the Advocates are duly instructed and fully briefed, they know how to do their job. Maintenance of timelines and Clients’ involvement in vetting the drafts and providing inputs for verbal arguments, will clinch the issues in our favour.
Some other points of relevance:
- · The D day: 12/8/2014 & 19/8/2014 are provisionally indicated for now, with reference to Jaipur and Chandigarh CAs. SC proceedings of 4/4/2014 were actually in IA No 3 of 2014 in CA No 9223 of 2013 which is on Delhi Judgement and is yet to be listed even provisionally. Should be only be a clerical omission and will be rectified by finally posting of all Appeals on one date, which could be 12/8/2014 only.
- · When directions are sought and before the same are given by the Supreme Court, the issue of ‘financial implications’ is sure to arise. Theoretically SC is not bound to and so may not yield. Where money is payable as per law, money has to be paid. However, we cannot draw blank if we are asked to respond. So it is necessary that our Counsel are equipped with near accurate information on that, if only to counter LIC if it presents incorrect picture to the Court, to our detriment.
- · The other relevant information to the Counsel will be the unfortunate mortality statistics of Pensioners, during the last five years or so. It will be left to the counsel to use that information or not to use.
- · On all these and other aspects, there should be information sharing, common understanding and consensus on strategy among the petitioners and the Counsel.
That is the Unity of Approach the LIC pensioners are yearning
for.
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