: TO DECIDE OR DRIFT?

Dear Mr Sahni,

 TO DECIDE OR DRIFT?

Referring to the post of Mr A V Subbaraman,in all probability LIC is not likely to comply with  the SC order dated 7/5/2015 before 18/6/2015.As it is, no contempt  proceedings are possible  before 1^st July 2015 during the summer vacation of the Apex Court. While LIC is not apparently worried about the contempt petition that may be filed against it, there is nothing that the pensioners can do till 23 rd September 2015 when the next hearing of the Civil Appeals will take place or till any approach is made by LIC before the Apex Court In the meantime for clarifications of their 7^th May 15 order and/or extension of time for complying with that order.

If LIC/UOI has to be made to accord priority to pensioners' cases, there is no alternative to all the three sets of original petitioners joining together as one potent force and initiating  contempt proceedings against LIC's  senior functionaries in the event of LIC not implementing the SC order before 18^th June 2015.On the other hand if the three parties continue pursuing  their own  agenda  as at present, things will move at their own pace with no end  in sight for the  present travails of pensioners , especially those in their late seventies and eighties.

Let us not forget that the political climate is not too favourable for LIC pensioners as is seen from the marginalisation of Bank pensioners in the 10 th Bipartite Settlement signed on 25 th May 2015.

 Sticking  to egos may provide personal satisfaction for individuals, but cannot help achieve collective benefit.

LET THE CASE MANAGERS AND LEADERS OF PENSIONERS' FRATERNITY DECIDE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

Greetings.

C H Mahadevan