RETIRED LIC CLASS I OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION
CHENNAI
Annual General Body Meeting on 02. 05. 2015.
About 80 members were present -mostly pre August 1997. Sri.G.N.Sridharan President was the main speaker. Sri. M.Arunachalam (Vice President), Sri. D.Krishnan (Vice President) and 3 members spoke appreciating the efforts Sri.G.N.Sridharan has been taking (in spite of his old age ) to improve the lot of pensioners and endorsed his approach.
My presence in the meeting was referred to on 4/5 occasions. Therefore, some of the members suggested my participation in the discussions. So, I did. I wanted 20 minutes. Allowed. (My thanks to Sri. Krishnan). I spoke for 20+5 minutes questioning/correcting many of the statements made.
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| RETIRED LIC CLASS I OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION |
| CHENNAI |
| Annual General Body Meeting on 02. 05. 2015. |
| About 80 members were present -mostly pre August 1997. |
| Sri.G.N.Sridharan President was the main speaker. Sri. M.Arunachalam(Vice President),Sri. D.Krishnan (Vice President) and 3 members spoke appreciating the efforts Sri.G.N.Sridharan has been taking(in spite of his old age )to improve the lot of pensioners and endorsed his approach. |
| My presence in the meeting was referred to on 4/5 occasions. Therefore, some of the members suggested my participation in the discussions . |
| So, I did .I wanted 20 minutes. Allowed.(My thanks to Sri. Krishnan). I spoke for 20+5 minutes questioning/correcting many of the statements made. |
| Some members expected me to continue. One member wanted me to stop - his hunger for food was more than his hunger for facts. |
| I am giving below a gist of some of the topics touched . |
| I have used blue colour for my submissions. |
| The two cases filed by Sri. Asthana are not different . |
| They are different. First in1998 (DA neutralisation) and second in 2007(pension up gradation). |
| Sri. Asthana filed one case in 1998 and on Court's suggestion separated this into two. |
| No hearing took place between 1998 and 2007.Where is the question of Court intervention?Also,there is no reference about this in affidavits submitted by LIC of India. |
| Board Resolution recommends DA neutralisation only and not up gradation of Pension. |
| Rationale behind Board Resolution, reference to +11.52%,LIC's letters to Ministry of Finance (obtained under RTI)etc. leave no doubt that up gradation of pension was also favourably considered. |
| Justice Bhandari's Judgement is only for implementing Board Resolution. |
| Justice Bhandari has clearly allowed both writ petitions. Judgement of Chandigarh High Court supports this interpretation. |
| DA neutralisation can be achieved and not up gradation (Sri.G.N.Sridharan will however be 'the happiest' if up gradation is achieved). |
| When all pensioners associations - LIC and others -are fighting for pension up gradation and Supreme Court Judgements have been supporting pension up gradation his stand shows his unique approach. |
| Cases filed by Sri.G.N.Sridharan are for DA neutralisation only - what is achievable (leaving aside what is only desirable) |
| Appears to be a 'self goal'-see 8 below. |
| LIC is inclined to settle' DA neutralisation'. |
| If so what prevents LIC from settling at least one issue . LIC can make necessary payments to 'eligible' pensioners (few thousands only out of about 40000 pensioners) . However, LIC/UOI affidavits have appealed against this part of the Judgement also. |
| AS he is very old he wishes to get 'DA neutralisation' and resign from the posts he is holding now. |
| If and when he resigns -what happens to pension up gradation? Are we to forget this forever? |
| Majority of present pensioners and new pensioners will have to suffer. Will they appreciate his services and thank him for his unique stand? |
| Again, why should he move and pass unanimous resolutions for up gradation ,consult Sr.Lawyers at Calcutta and write that Judiciary is our only hope. Atleast now he should modify his affidavits . |
| As a leader he should fight for up gradation of pension every five years. As a Sr.Lawyer he should win our case for pension up gradation in Supreme Court. Case Laws are not wanting in this regard. |
| Why was 'maintainability' argument introduced now and not earlier ? |
| Sri.Nideesh Gupta had raised this argument successfully while opposing previous SLP of LIC (Judgement dated 08.08.2013-IA 12 and 13) |
| Supreme Court 08.04.2015 - "After hearing the Sr.Counsel for Central Government, the Court felt the maintainability of their newly fields should be examined" (GNS'Circular dated 09.04.2015). |
| I have sent e-mails on various dates . Almost all of my statements were based on the e-mails. I went to the dais so as to reach those who had not read the e-mails. |
| My purpose was served. After the meeting many pensioners approved/appreciated me for this. |
| Thanks to all. |
| Regards, |
| T.R.Madhava Rao. |