Shri KML Asthana in a statement
issued from Jaipur has stated that he is prepared “to talk and discuss with
anyone any time”. He adds that SLPs are not going to be decided in August, they will take time as per the procedure itself whatever we may do. Further he also states:"I am not interested in getting the authority of GOI settled". The following are some
of the points he has raised.
He writes -
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| Let's keep him in good humour, Good Night !! |
- “I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO TALK. I AM ALWAYS OPEN BUT AM NOT AMENABLE TO SUGGESTIONS WHICH ARE NOT TENABLE IN LAW….
- “ONCE HE (SHRI MURTY) CONDEMNS MY FILING WRIT
PETITIONS IN RAJASTHAN HC FOR IMPLEMENTATION CONTRARY TO THIS HE IS PROPAGATING
THAT EVERY PENSIONER SHOULD FILE HIS OWN WRIT PETITION AFTER CALCULATING HIS
DUES AND HE (SHRI MURTY) HAS CONVINCED CHANDIGARH PEOPLE WHEN HE FAILED TO CONVINCE
ME.
- SHRI MURTY “FAILED TO APPRECIATE THAT MY IMPLEMENTATION WRIT PETITION IS FOR ALL PENSIONERS….”
- “AFTER THE STAY WAS REFUSED 2ND TIME I HAD SUGGESTED TO CHD PEOPLE TO TAKE THE THREAD OUT OF THAT AND FILE APPLICATION IN SC FOR IMPLEMENTATION BUT THEY DID NOT AGREE HENCE I HAD TO MOVE FOR IMPLEADMENT SO THAT I CAN DO THAT WORK…
- “THE SLPs ARE NOT GOING TO BE DECIDED IN AUGUST, THEY WILL TAKE TIME AS PER THE PROCEDURE ITSELF WHATEVER WE MAY DO….
- “I AM NOT INTERESTED IN GETTING THE AUTHORITY OF GOI SETTLED…
- “WHEN ULTIMATELY THE THREE SLPS ARE TO BE CLUBBED TOGETHER WHY THERE SHOULD BE MANY ADVOCATES.” SHRI MURTY IS NOT SATISFIED WITH ANY OF MY ADVOCATES AT JAIPUR, DELHI AND ALSO SR ADVOCATE….
- “FURTHER MORE HE IS ADVOCATING FOR A BATTERY OF SR ADVOCATES, WHO WILL PAY FOR THE SAME…
- “I HAVE NO EGO AND AM ALWAYS READY TO TALK AND DISCUSS WITH ANYONE ANY TIME.”
The points raised by Shri Asthana mainly
concern legal points regarding Jaipur and Chandigarh High Court judgments and
follow up actions to be taken in respect of these judgments. Shri Asthana says
that Shri Srinivasa Murty has convinced Chandigarh people “when he failed to
convince me”. Normally it should have been so simple then. When Chandigarh
people are convinced about what should be done in respect of the Chd. Judgment,
what is the role Shri Asthana has taken over himself in respect of the same, is
not clear. It is more so when he is
silent about Delhi HC judgment where he doesn’t assume any role or do not like to
interfere for obvious reasons.
It would appear to an independent
observer that Shri Asthana can get the advice of yet another Senior Supreme Court advocate, if he so desires, especially in
the backdrop of dispute about advice tendered by present advocate and proceed
accordingly without any interference. In
respect of Chandigarh judgment, Shri Asthana should have no role and the
attempts to own the same will not fetch any useful purposes or dividends. Delhi
HC judgment will be taken care of by Shri Sridharan. And in the Supreme Court,
it will be advantageous to have a common plea which is the demand of the pensioners. An average pensioner
is not interested in any gimmicks or dishonest tricks played by different
pensioner Associations to satisfy their own ends, whims or fancies.