In my view, at this stage there is no need to submit lengthy
memorandums or appeals as the crux of the problem is negative
attitude of the Ministry of Finance for the last over many
years not to allow LIC of India to exceed to the legally
valid demands of pensioners despite High Courts orders which
have not been granted any stay by the Supreme Court, we
should now persuade the Finance Minister only to issue directions
to LIC of India (1) to honor judgments of the three
Hon’ble High Courts in letter & spirit, (2) not to unnecessary
file appeals in High Courts/Supreme Court in view of Litigation Policy
of Govt. of India. The bureaucracy of the Ministry of Finance
must also be immediately contacted giving reference of leaders
meeting with the FM in order to get early positive results,
or otherwise let the Supreme Court take its own time to finally
decide pensioners fate,
WRITES SHRI HK AGGARWAL.
Dear Editor,Can a financial institution like L.I.C. of India dare to defy or not comply with the High Court’s orders which have not been stayed by Supreme Court even.
The answer is Yes, as is evident in the case of LIC of India which is not honouring orders of Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur (LIC v/s KML Asthana), Punjab & Haryana High Court Chandigarh (LIC v/s M.L. Gandhi & others) and Delhi High Court (LIC v/s LIC Class-1 Retired Officers Federation), instead is preferring appeals and prolonging legal proceedings just to keep the issue in the cold – leaving old pensioners shivering and dying for the last 15 years.
Such an act is possible only when the GOD Father has hold on some of the actions of the Financial Institutions. For that matter LIC of India is under the direct control of Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India (though in pensioners case the Jaipur High Court has ruled otherwise).
Many of our pensioner friends and Associations have been meeting the Ministers & MPs of the new NDA Govt. placing before them their legal demands of up gradation of pension and removal of DR anomaly. Good appreciable efforts.
In my view, at this stage there is no need to submit lengthy memorandums or appeals as the crux of the problem is negative attitude of the Ministry of Finance for the last over many years not to allow LIC of India to exceed to the legally valid demands of pensioners despite High Courts orders which have not been granted any stay by the Supreme Court, we should now persuade the Finance Minister only to issue directions to LIC of India (1) to honor judgments of the three Hon’ble High Courts in letter & spirit, (2) not to unnecessary file appeals in High Courts/Supreme Court in view of Litigation Policy of Govt. of India. The bureaucracy of the Ministry of Finance must also be immediately contacted giving reference of leaders meeting with the FM in order to get early positive results, or otherwise let the Supreme Court take its own time to finally decide pensioners fate.
HK AGGARWAL