Contempt case in Chandigarh HC - COCP-2975-2013-[NEXT DATE OF HEARING IS 20.07.2015]
Dear Editor,
The matter was passed over in the morning at the request of LIC Counsel. Taken up at 3.30 PM.
The
Sr Counsel of LIC who tried last time to get the contempt case closed , repeated the attempt this time but failed. At one point when he
tried to bulldoze the arguments was gently pulled up by the judge and was
asked 'who is the applicant in the matter'. The question was a polite
warning - please sit down. And he sat.
Ms
Alka Chhatrath appearing for Petitioners succeeded in telling the Judge
how LIC played foul in depositing in August 2014, amount without
including up-gradation of Pension. She supported her submissions with
the Application filed yesterday along with over 300 pages of Annexures
giving detailed calculations of amounts payable to each petitioner up to
30 April 2015.
Judge noted the difference between what was deposited and what is playable and directed the LIC Counsel to reply.
There
was reference to SC Order dated 7th May. Judge did not go in those
details but looking at the matter before him to establish whether or not
the amount deposited wrongly as alleged, constitutes contempt. The
next date of hearing will be known tonight/tomorrow on the Net. [NEXT DATE OF HEARING IS 20.07.2015]
PS.
Justice Jain who heard the Contempt matter today was one of the two
Judge Bench who delivered the 9th Nov 2012 judgement in favor of our
Petitioners.
Sreenivasa Murty Mulukutla
Camp: Chandigarh
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