The case in brief : Excerpt from a
write-up of SN (a 1992 pensioner) posted in LICPC on
06-01-2014 :
To mention a recent development, in short,
about the pre 2006 GOI pensioners: After a legal battle of four/five years with
GOI, the pre 2006 pensioners (' all the eligible'- no space to mention details )
got a legal remedy by Delhi High court to get revised /enhanced pension based
on the revised Concordance table. GOI issued a OM in January 2013 with a rider
that the enhanced pension would take effect from 23-09-2012 and no arrears of pension/family
pension from 01-01-2006 will be paid.....
The subsequent SLPs of GOI were dismissed
by courts. The Supreme Court dismissed the SLP stating that they are not
inclined to interfere with the order passed by Delhi High Court. GOI is
still on the 'run' trying to move courts etc. (GOI later on filed curative
petition and lost. But, the government wanted to give benefit to qua
petitioners only)
But, the might of pensioners should and would prevail. The role
played by the CAT in this case is noteworthy. The enhanced pension/family
pension in short, is retrospectively from 01-01-2006.
- SN (a 1992 pensioner)