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Saturday, May 09, 2015

SUPREME COURT ORDER DATED 7TH MAY 2015

CA 8959-62/13 1 
ITEM NO.19 COURT NO.5 SECTION XV 
 S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A 

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Civil Appeal Nos.8959-8962 of 2013 LIC OF INDIA AND ORS 
Appellant(s) VERSUS KRISHNA MURARI LAL ASTHANA AND ANR ETC. 
Respondent(s) (With appln.(s) for directions and dismissal of appeal and permission to file additional documents and office report) WITH C.A. No.6995/2013 (With appln.(s) for impleadment as party respondent and appln.(s) for implementation of court's order and office report) 

C.A. No.9223/2013 (With appln.(s) for intervention and Office Report) 

C.A. Nos.9409-9410/2013 (With Interim Relief and Office Report) 

S.L.P.(C).....CC Nos.5437-5440/2015 (With appln.(s) for c/delay in refiling SLP and appln.(s) for c/delay in filing SLP and Office Report) 
Date : 07/05/2015 

These appeals were called on for hearing today. 

CORAM : 

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA 
 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAFULLA C. PANT 


UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following 

O R D E R

C.A. Nos.8959-8962/2013, 6995/2013, 9223/2013 and 9409-9410/2013 
Let these matters be listed for hearing on 23rd September, 2015. 

As an ad-interim measure, it is directed that the petitioner-Corporation shall release 20% of the amount as per the impugned judgments pertaining to the High Court, in favour of the respondent-employees within six weeks hence, subject to final result in the appeals. 

If any amount, that has been deposited before the High Court pursuant to the order passed by this Court, 20% of the same shall be released in favour of the Life Insurance Corporation of India, so that CA 8959-62/13 3 it can pay to the concerned employees. 


In case, where the amount has not been deposited, needless to emphasize, the Corporation shall pay and question of any kind of withdrawal from court does not arise. 


Needless to say, the payment in continuum shall be considered when the appeals are taken up for hearing. S.L.P.(C) No.....CC Nos.5437-5440/2015 Issue notice on the applications for condonation of delay, as also on the special leave petitions. 


Learned counsel who are appearing in the other appeals accept notice. They undertake to file counter affidavit within six weeks. Rejoinder affidavit, if any be filed within four weeks. Let the matter be listed along with the appeals on 23rd September, 2015. 


Parties are at liberty to file additional documents and those which are already filed, be taken on record. 


As the matter relates to grant of enhancement of pension, it shall be listed between item Nos.1 to 5 in the hearing list. 


(Chetan Kumar) 
Court Master 

(H.S. Parasher) 
Court Master