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  • Tuesday 30 July 2013

    UOI SLP AGAINST PRE2006 PENSIONERS DISMISSED BY SUPREME COURT

    The supreme court has dismissed the SLP (civil) 23055/2013 filed by union of India against Delhi high court judgement in pre-2006 pensioners case in WP 1535/2012 upholding the CAT PB judgement & Delhi high court judgement.The above SLP came up for hearing on 29/07/2013 & the apex court dismissed the SLP on the same day.Pensioners will now get arrears w.e.f.01/01/2006 if their revised pension was fixed at less than 50% percent of the minimum of the pay in the pay band including grade pay thereon in the revised scale corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which the pensioner has retired.

                           JUDGEMENT

         UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following 
                                            O R D E R
      We are not inclined to interfere with
    the order  passed  bythe High  Court. 
    Consequently, the special leave petitions
    are dismissed.  However, the petitioners 
    are at liberty to raise all points before 
    the Tribunal as and when the appeal, 
    including the contempt petition is
    preferred.
    
    
    

    Sunday 21 July 2013

    GOI IS MULLING OVER DELHI HIGH COURT JUDGEMENT IN PRE-2006 PENSIONERS CASE

    Reply by DOP&PW dated 21-6-2013 to RTI Query received by Natarajan Venkataraman Reg: Action taken by GOI on Delhi High Court Judgement - 'Copy of judgement dated 29-4-2013 received by GOI on 23-5-2013. Matter is still under consideration. No final decision has been taken by the Govt. as yet'.
    CPIO (Shri S K Makkar, CPIO/US to GOI), DOPPW vide his reply lr no 38/7/13- P&PW(A) dt 21st June 2013 states "I am to refer to your RTI application dated 22 5 2013 received by the undersigned
    on 29 5 2013.
    2.In regard to information sought by you, it is informed that the judgement dated 29 4 2013 of Hon High Court has been received in this Department on 23-5-2013. The Department is examining the judgement in consultation with Min. of Finance, Dept. of Expenditure and Ministry of Law. The files relating thereto are in continuous movement. The material information on the issue would be provided as and when a final decision is taken in the matter as has been in the past also.
    3.If you are not satisfied with the above reply, you may submit an appeal to the Appellate Authority. The Appellate Authority is Mrs Tripti P. Ghosh, Director (PP), Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare."


    Yours faithfully,
    Sd/-
    SK Makkar
    CPIO/Under Secretary
    to the Government of India. 

    Monday 8 July 2013

    STATUS OF THE CASES OF PRE- 2006 PENSIONERS IN VARIOUS COURTS : AS ON 01.07.2013

                            

    Item
    HEARD BY
    PETITION NO. & YEAR
    LEAD PETITIONER
    NEXT
    DATE
    FIXED
    FOR
    HEARING
                  REMARKS IN BRIEF
    1
    CAT-PB Delhi

    OA 1165 / 2011
    Pratap Narain & Ors Vs. MOP/flOP
    25.07.2013
    Case is for modified parity plus full pension on  20 years of service w.e.f. 1.1.2006. Govt. submitted its Counter on 11.07.12. Copy of Counter received on 17.12.12 and four weeks time was allowed for submission of  Rejoinder. In the meanwhile, MOP,DOP&PW vide OM No. 38 /37 / 08-P&PW(A) dated 28.01.13 has unilaterally issued orders accepting fixation of revised pension at 50% of sum of minimum of the pay in the pay band corresponding to the Table from which a pensioner had retired but prospectively i. e. from 24.09.12. Two issues are still remaining to be settled, namely, arrears from 1.1.06 and full pension at 20 years of service as per Cabinet approved Resolution dated 29.08.08.  
    2
    CAT-PB Delhi

    OA 2165 / 2011
    KR Srinivasan & Ors Vs. MOP/flOP
     25.07.2013
    Same as for  item 1 above.
    3
    CAT-PB Delhi

    OA 247 of 2012
    17 Petitioners
    25.07.2013 
    Same as for  item 1 above.
    4
    Lucknow HC
    Ser.Ben.203 / 2010
    s29 UP Officers
    15.07.2013
    The case is for modified parity  i.e. revision of pension at 50% of sum of minimum of the pay in the pay band plus the grade pay corresponding to the pre revised pay scale from which a pensioner had retired, in terms of  Resolution dated 29.08.08, effective 1.1.2006. Petitioners are pre 2006 Pensioners belonging All India Service Officers of Govt. of U.P. retired from pre revised pay scale of  Rs. 18,400-22,400. The U.P. Govt. implemented SCPC Report with certain modifications and issued G.O. No. Sa/3/1358 /Das-2010 dated 19.07.2010 fixing their revised pension at Rs. 26,500 w.e.f. 1.1.2006. The Pensioners grieance is that thier pension shold have been fixed at Rs. 27,350 w.e.f.  1.1.2006. The Court heard the case last on 1.7.2013, when as asked for by the Court earlier, UOI submitted a copy of the SCPC Report through a detailed affidavit. The Court is likely to hear the case again  in two week's time.     






         
    5
    Delhi HC
    WP(C)3359/
    2010
    s29,s26 Ex.ParaMil.
    No further date fixed for hearing so far as per website till 01.07.13.
    The case is for modified parity  i.e. revision of pension at 50% of sum of minimum of the pay in the pay band plus the grade pay corresponding to the pre revised pay scale from which a pension had retired, in terms of  Resolution dated 29.08.08, effective 1.1.2006. MOP,DOP&PW vide OM No. 38 /37 / 08-P&PW(A) dated 28.01.13 has unilaterally issued orders accepting fixation of revised pension at 50% of sum of minimum of the pay in the pay band plus grade pay corresponding to the Table concerning to pre revised pay scale from which pensioner had retired effective 24.9.12..Issue remains to be settled  is for  arrears from 1.1.06   as per Cabinet approved Resolution dated 29.08.08.    
    6
    Supreme Court
    Contempt Petition (Civil) 64/2009
    SPS Vains, Major General & Ors.
    29.07.13
    This case is for grant of Modified Parity in terms of MOP,DOP Resolution dated 29.8.2008, after including the same in Special Instructions. Petitioners are pre 2006 retirees Major Generals. MOD vide letter No. 1(11)/2012-D(Pen Policy) dated 17.01.13 has already   stepped their revised pension at  50% of sum of minimum of the pay in the pay band 4 plus grade pay and MSP, all corresponding  table of  pre revised pay scale from which they retired but w.e.f. 24.9.2012 and NOT  1.1.2006. Issue remains to be settled  isfor  arrears from 1.1.06, the date of implementation of SCPC Report.
    7
    Supreme Court
    Civil Appeal
    2966 / 2011
    U0I Vs SPS Vains Mj. General & Ors
    29.07.13
    This case is  same  as CP(C) No.64 of 2009 except  that in this case Petitioners are UOI & Ors. and Respondents are Pensioners. Issue remains to be settled  is for  arrears from 1.1.06, the date of implementation of SCPC Report.  Both cases are being heard  together by the hon.ble Supreme Court.  
    8
    Supreme Court
    Civil Appeal 8875-8876 of 2011.
    U0I & Ors.Vs. Vinod Kumar Jain & Ors
    (Avtar Singh)
       09 .07.13
    The case is for modified parity  i.e. revision of pension at 50% of sum of minimum of the pay in the pay band plus the grade pay corresponding to the pre revised pay scale from which a pension had retired, in terms of  Resolution dated 29.08.08, effective 1.1.2006. AFT has given Judgment in favour of Pensioners but UOI has gone in appeal to Supreme Court. In the meanwhile, MOD vide letter No. 1(11)/2012-D(Pen Policy) dated 17.01.13 has unilaterally issued orders accepting fixation of revised pension at 50% of sum of minimum of the pay in the pay band corresponding to the Table but prospectively i.e. from 24.09.12. Issue remains to be settled  is for  arrears from 1.1.06, the date of implementation of SCPC Report.
    9
    Supreme Court
    Civil  Appeal  5367 -5368    OF   2005
    Principal Sec.(F & P), Govt. of Andhra Pradesh Vs.   A.P. Pensioners Samaj.
    19.07.13
    Three Judge Bench Matter.
    10
    Delhi HC
    WPC No. 4572 of 2012
    All India S30 Pensioners Association Vs. UOI
    02.07.2013
    Full parity case wherein  writ, order or direction sought are : (a) setting aside the impugned judgment dated 6th March, 2012 passed by the Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi in O.A. No.937 of 2010; (b) calling for the records of the case from the Respondent Authorities; (c ) granting the reliefs prayed for by the Petitioners in their Original Application No.937 of 2010 filed before the Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi; and Judgment thereof.


    11
    CAT-PB/Delhi
    Contempt No.158 of 2012
    CG SAG (S29) Pensioners Association, Shri Satish Verma, Rtd.CE Vs. Shri RC Mishra, Sec. DOP, MOP,GOI. and Shri Sumit Bose, Sec.DOE,MOF,GOI.


    07.08.2013
    This Petition is against non-compliance of orders passed by CAT-PB while giving Judgment in case of  OA 0655/2010 with other OAs. In view of  IR granted by Delhi HC on 21.5.12, hon.ble Court on 30.5.12 closed the case with liberty to move application  for revival of  CP as per the Orders of  hon.ble Delhi HC. Accordingly, after the dismisal of UOI Petition in Delhi HC, the revival application was put up which was heard on 24.5.13 and 28.5.13 and orders for isuue of notices to respondents  were passed.

    12
    Supreme Court
    SLP (Civil) 19784 of 2013
    Haryana Viduat Prasaran Nigam  Ltd & Ors Vs R K Agarwal and Ors
    Date of listing for hearing for admission is not fixed till updating on 1.7.13
    This SLP is againsst Punjab and Haryana High Court Judgment in case of CWP No. 19641 of 2009 R K Agarwal &Ors. Vs. HVPN Ltd & Ors. dated 21.12.2012.