upgradation of basic pension on RBI pattern

As long as we are fighting our case in SC,we should desist from raising RBI upgradation except to use it in arguments to show that even though their employees are outside CCS Pension Rules 1972,RBI Pensioners are granted upgradation at more attractive terms.We need not talk about multiples.We should also use RBI pattern to say that despite being a funded Scheme,it provides for upgradation.We should not take the stand that because RBI employees are granted upgradation,we should also be given the same.That claim should come from Bank employees while lobbying for upgradation.RBI pension upgradation should be used as as example to counter frivolous objections by LIC/GOI counsel rather than as a ground for our upgradation.Our grounds should be from the discrimination arising from Rule 55B and non -implementation of Rule 56 to establish violation of Article 14 & 21.D S Nakara Ratio applicability should be our thrust area in our pleadings.

C H Mahadevan