Dear Mr Gangadharan
"United we win, divided we lose"
Our war-cry at this crucial juncture should be
"shed EGO and don WEGO"
The impassionate and decisive appeal by Mr Sreenivasa Murty in the PC for unity and floor coordination by all concerned for the D Day of 14th Jan 2015 in SC, deserves serious consideration by all stake holders in all the three petitions, who have on hand favourable verdict from their respective Courts.
- The pensioners all over, are grateful to the three groups for the hard work each of them have put in all these years to achieve these precious verdicts.The crucial time has now come when we should stand united to get these favourable verdicts get translated into action by an unequivocal and firm direction by SC to LIC, benefitting the pensioners' community once for all. All the three groups should unitedly ensure to bring to halt the unusually long struggle and patient wait.
In this context, the following suggestions by Mr Sreenivasa Murty deserves serious attention and suitable action by the petitioners/organisations and their legal luminaries who are to appear in SC on the 14th Jan 2015, to achieve the desired results:
We first brief our respective Counsels fully on facts from our angle and also provide inputs to them to meet the Appellant's contentions comprehensively, We discuss with them the points of law and the overall strategy that may be adopted for opposing the Appeals. We also leave certain freedom to the Counsels to use their original skills arising from their erudition and experience.
In effect, we should facilitate a conference among all the Counsels to share and exchange their views and agree on how to go about to oppose the Appeals. This meeting can happen along with the concerned clients.
After strongly opposing the Appeals on facts and on legal grounds, our counsels should adopt a collective approach in securing an unambiguous Order from the SC granting 1) Revision of Pension with each pay revision, past and future (which automatically includes DR at the same rate as applicable to in-service employees) 2) Effective from the date of retirement or 1.11.1993 whichever later. All the Counsels representing the Pensioners should be of the same mind in respect of the relief sought and should respond to any queries from the Bench in one voice avoiding the impression of a divided house.
Let us all hope and pray that the respective petitioners/ organisations and their counsel to appear in SC on the 14th Jan 2014 come together and speak in one voice on this historic occasion in the lives of pensioners and usher in the long awaited relief and happiness in their lives.
I am confident, Mr Gangadharan Editor PC can lend a helping hand to bring about this fusion at this crucial juncture, as suggested by Mr Sampath Iyengar.
Kind regards
Kind regards
