'MENTION' - MORE DETAILS FROM SHRI SREENIVASA MURTY
Dear Editor,
Here are some highlights of what transpired today in the Supreme court
After a couple of others' matters were raised and decided very quickly (including a request for early hearing rejected with a direction to mention after 4th January) Mr Savla's turn came. He submitted to the Bench that he is appearing for LIC Pensioners who are Respondents in tagged Appeals already ordered by the Court for Final Hearing. That the cases were at Sl No 120 (it is virtually Sl No 20) briefly but disappeared from the list in later weeks. Justice Misra expressed surprise (body language) and asked the Bench Officer what was the reason? The officer had no clue. Then Justice Misra consulted his Brother Judge, Justice Uday Lalit and instructed the Bench Officer to take Note and list for early hearing.
After instructing the Bench Officer, there was another round of consultation between the Judges. In between, Mr Savla, having acknowledged the directions to the Bench Officer, requested to put the matters on 'top of the Board'. Judge looked at the Bench Officer who (as per my reading) is supposed to have noted the request.
The exact date (which shall be soon after the vacation, as directed) will be given by the Registry. Mr Savla's Associate is meeting the Bench Officer during lunch to follow up and elicit more details.
- One Note and a request to all Pensioners personally from me. Please do not give any credit to me for anything. I took a calculated risk in pushing this today. If we did not get what we got, we could have been languishing for several more weeks and months. After all we all know, unless the matters are listed and heard, where is the question of success? To me first things first.
THE REAL EFFORT IS STILL TO BE MADE. IT ONLY STARTED NOW. LET US MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER.
M. Sreenivasa Murty
