NOIP Meeting with the EDP on 06.06.2015

Dear Mr Sahni, The NOIP circular dt 7/6/2015 inter alia reads: "SC Order of 07/05/2015- He gave an indication that payment of 20% arrears would be related to DR relief to pre 8/97 retirees and payable to respondents in the respective HCs. About Delhi HC's respondents, clarification has to be sought from the SC, he averred. On our insistence that 100% DR relief to pre 8/97 retirees and up gradation of basic pension to all has to be considered for payment, he quoted the naked truth that GOI has been very conservative in this regard and that they are more concerned about the unorganized sector labours who are reeling under penury and neglect." It is amusing that  on 6/6/2015,i.e about one month after the SC order, LIC wakes up to the need to seek  clarifications from Supreme Court. It is doubly amusing  to read the objection for making payment of interim relief including 100% DR neutralisation and upgradation in the form of the conservative view of the GOI and its concern for  the unorganised sector. Whatever may be the grounds  that LIC/GOI may take to contest the Civil Appeals will be thrashed out on and after 23/9/2015 when the SC hears the appeals.But will these objections hold water for payment of interim relief  of   20% of amounts due based on the judgments  of the three High Courts which have been refused to be stayed by the Supreme Court?  The purpose of interim relief is to provide urgent  financial relief  to he aggrieved original petitioners  who are old-aged pensioners in recognition of the fact that the Civil Appeals may take a long time to  be adjudicated. The response of LIC as reported in the Circular only exposes the superficiality ,casualness and insensitivity with which the matter is handled by the LIC/GOI.Only Supreme Court can question them at the appropriate time. Kind regards. C H Mahadean