ECHS NEW PROCEDURE FOR ISSUE OF MEDICINES FOR LONG DURATION

FILE PHOTOS FROM GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION OF 1971 WAR VICTORY BY JOVA

VETERAN JWO P MURUGESAN SPEAKING ON THE OCCASSION OF GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION OF 1971 WAR VICTORY BY JOVA

GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION OF 1971 WAR VICTORY BY JOVA

VOPians PAY HOMAGE TO THE DEPARTED SOUL OF OUR CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF

UPDATES FROM SUPREME COURT ON OROP HEARING TODAY (02/12/2021)

 OROP case was listed in Supreme court no 4 on 2 Dec 2021, today, in court of 

HMJ Dr YV Chandrachud, 

HMJ Mr Surya Kant 

HMJ Mr Vikram Nath. 

It was physical hearing. In view of Covid 19 precautions nobody other than lawyers was permitted inside the court room. 

IESM was represented by

Mr Hujefa Ahmadi Sr lawyer

Mr Balaji Srinivasan AOR

Mr Arunava Mukherjee

Mr Rohan Sharma

In attendance on virual link

MAJ Gen Satbir Singh

GP CAPT VK Gandhi

MOD was represented by

N Venkataraman

Proceeding of the court started at 1200h as Justice Dr YV Chandrachud was busy in court no1 attending to another matter with Chief Justice of India.

As per plan court no 4 was to sit till 3.30 PM. 

Our layers were present in the court waiting for our turn. At about 2.45 PM Mr Hujefa requested the Honourable court that OROP matter is pending and it was decided on 30 Nov that it will be heard today. Honourable judge expressed that less time is available today as this court has to rise at 3PM and hence it will not be possible to hear and conclude the OROP today. 

Mr Hujefa Ahmadi impressed that this issue is pending for a very long time and is an emotional issue for large number of veterans and their pension. This should be listed on top of the chart on next date. 

Honourable Justice accepted the request and ordered the case to be listed on top of chart after Christmas vacation. Date will be announced later. 

Gp Capt VK Gandhi 

Vice Chairman IESM 

2 Dec 2021.

UPDATES FROM SUPREME COURT ON OROP HEARING TODAY (30/11/2021)

OROP case was listed in Supreme court no 4 on 30 Nov 2021, today, in court of HMJ Dr YV Chandrachud, HMJ AS Bopanna and HMJ Vikram Nath. OROP case was listed at no 7.  It was physical hearing. In view of Covid 19 precautions nobody other than lawyers of petitioners and GOI were permitted. 

IESM was represented by

Mr Hujefa Ahmadi Sr lawyer

Mr Balaji Srinivasan AOR

Mr Arunava Mukherjee

Mr Rohan Sharma

In attendance on virual link

MAJ Gen Satbir Singh

GP CAPT VK Gandhi

MOD was represented by

N Venkataraman ASG

Mr Akshay Amritanshu

Case could be listed on 30 Nov 2021 after lot of liaisoning with Registrar of Supreme Court and court master. 

OROP was called at 12.10 AM.  Justice Chandrachud expressed that court was ready to hear the case to its conclusion. GOI lawyer Mr Akshay Amritanjan expressed that Mr N Venkataraman is busy in some other court and hence is not available to argue at this time. Justice Chandrachud expressed that Mr Akshay could start arguments and ASG could join. Mr Akshay confirmed it will be difficult for ASG to join. On hearing this Honourable Justice enquired if ASG could attend at 2.30 In afternoon. Mr Akshay confirmed even this may be difficult   Justice Dr Chandrachud then confirmed that OROP is very important issue and needed to be heard in detail. Honourable judge confirmed that ASG is arguing another matter in-front of this bench on Thursday and we will hear OROP before other case on Thursday, 2 Dec 2021. 

Our lawyers impressed on HMJ that this is a case involving ex-servicemen and families and we request that high priority be give to this case. He further confirmed that he has other case listed for Thursday but will attend OROP first and accepted Thursday for OROP. 

Gp Capt VK Gandhi 

Vice Chairman IESM 

30 Nov 2021.

26/11: President, Home Minister & Dignitaries Pay Tribute to Martyrs on 13th Anniversary of Mumbai Terror Attack

Floral tributes were paid on Friday to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists who attacked Mumbai on November 26, 2008. Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and state Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil paid their respects at the memorial at the police headquarters in south Mumbai. President Ram Nath Kovind paid tributes to the martyrs and homage to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, and said the nation will always be grateful to the security personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty. “My heartfelt tributes to the martyrs and homage to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The nation will always be grateful for the bravery and sacrifice of the security forces who laid down their lives in the line of duty," Kovind tweeted. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also paid tributes and tweeted, “Heartfelt tributes to those who lost their lives in the Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks and salute the courage of all the security personnel who bravely faced the terrorists in the cowardly attacks. The whole nation will remain proud of your bravery. A grateful nation will always be indebted to your sacrifice." The martyrs' memorial has been relocated from the original site at Police Gymkhana in Marine Drive to the police headquarters at Crawford Market because of the ongoing work on the Coastal Road project, an official said. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who is recuperating in a Mumbai hospital after spine surgery, also remembered the 26/11 martyrs. The 13th anniversary of the deadly terror attack was attended by a limited number of people in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Family members of some of the martyred police personnel also paid tributes at the memorial. During the ceremony, the dignitaries met family members of some martyrs. On November 26, 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan arrived by sea route and opened fire, killing 166 people, including 18 security personnel, and injuring several others during the 60-hour siege in Mumbai. The then Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, Army Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Mumbai's Additional Police Commissioner Ashok Kamte, Senior Police Inspector Vijay Salaskar and Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Tukaram Omble were among those killed in the attack. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Mahal Hotel, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital and the Nariman House Jewish community centre, now renamed Nariman Light House, were some of the places targeted by terrorists. Nine terrorists were later killed by the security forces, including the NSG, the country's elite commando force. Ajmal Kasab was the only terrorist who was captured alive. He was hanged four years later on November 21, 2012.