REFLECTIONS ON AIRIEF DELEGATION MEET WITH NEW SY FS & SAFEGUARDS
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1)Earlier meet with Dr
G.S.Sandhu ,then Sy FS on 23 Aug 2014 looked to be somewhat on right
& sombre lines though not decisive, he
even spoke to LIC Chairman on phone in AIRIEF Delegates presence & wanted a report on
latest position. Further,the next meeting with Sy Pensions was more fruitful,
we all perceived that Sy Pensions appeared to entertain empathetic view of the
whole situation as Basic pension remains static ever since inception ie
1/11/1993 .He informed he will present a Note to Sy FS.All such meetings are to
enable us to understand the mind & mood of MOF & also to impress on
them the necessity of pension upgradation
to fairly eliminate obnoxious anamolies & mounting gross difference in pension of same cadre with
same length of service, compounded by 7/8 steps below cadre now get pension
higher than those earlier retirees.
2)The latest meet with the
new Sy FS Sri HansmukAdhia on 28 Nov,2014 ,widely circulated by Sri VCJain
,former GS,AIRIEF , looks to be backstabbing pensioners,bringing reasons never
aired by any of his predecessors,& on the other hand, many felt that if SC Bench final judgement is positive
& favourable to Pensioners, new Govt, in all probability,will implement, as tens of Petitions &
Memorandums with face to face meeting expressing our dire anxiety to resolve
& implement Hon Courts verdict of twin benefits.have been impressed on Top
MPs, MOS, Cabinet Ministers,FM et all.
3)His
argument of Ripple effect is very old & now outdated & long before SC,
in many judgements, have overthrown that logic.Further Sy FS cannot realise
that while CG, SG,Railways get Upgraded pension like Lollypop every 10 yrs
substantial gains pm, rocklike arrears & even now sure dreaming of 7th Pay
Commn likely recommendations,& whispering in their wife's ears, even an
iota of equity & justice after 12/13 long years of fight & battle in
all Courts conferring BOTH benefits,Sy does not want to sense or
soothe or assuage the true feelings of insce pensioners who belong to a Unique
Financial & Service Instn getting ever so many Awards of Excellence &
unalloyed & unadulterated praise from every quarter & Govt too. The
Engine of Economic Avatar or Financial Giant with tremendous muscle to
aid & finance Govt under any circumstance or distress & quell the
rebellious Stock Market,that Engine itself is deprived of LEGITIMATE ,MODEST,
GENUINE DEMANDS OF PENSIONERS , more so blessed by Hon Judiciary, not one or
two or three but from Jaipur HC, to CGH HC to Delhi HC to SC Bench involving
10 Hon Judges in all,whither Independence of Judiciary so loudly &
beautifully portrayed & even asserted decisively by immediate earlier Hon
CJ, SC Sri R.M.Lodha. He became near & dear to us in our hearts, with his
latest historic OROP judgement with a 5-Judge Bench,as a continuum or an
extension & update of Nakara judgement,also 5-judge Bench presided by Hon
Y.V. Chandrachud, even if some hiccups are being thrashed out, to implement wef
1/1/2006 & not 9.2012 as GG went on insisting & persisting but
inviting defeat.
4)We
are in such a position & predicament that we too badly need a
Damning Govt/LIC judgement indicting them but poignantly questioning Govt on
such lackadaisical & dilly dallying adjournments pointed out in our
weighty Applications to SC & handing over a bonanza of twin benefits
rightly conferred thro verdicts & not a dream without basis or fundamental
postulates & massive arguments & data blessed by the historic Umbrella
Hon SJ Bhandari judgement, but adding pathos & tragedy of the over 13,000
pensioners who left for heavenly abode.
5)To add fuel to fire, Sy FS has the audacity & meekness to
hide a blatant aggression of true facts
which the whole world knows, PAY AS U GO --of Govts is downright DayRobbery of
Govt & Citizens,Countrys finances.But this Sy has the temerity to say
,whether this or that or any, all moneys whether with LIC. banks , pensioners and govt. employees
etc belong to the govt,implying any expense on this account will be expense by
the govt We know not what he says,it is a ridicu;ous
argument,a perverted logic has to be assailed, in fact,LIC never raised the
question of outlay except in final SLP/CAs,as it ought to & that is
ok.We rebut & copious data inserted & figures in our Rejoinder.As early
as 12/4/2002, few months after LIC Board Resolution dt 24/11/2001, in his
letter to GIPSA, UnderSy,MOF clearly titled the heading pension
upgradation &he added significantly that LIC has the capacity to pay &
so wanted GIC reply .
6)It is high time & I appeal & plead with all my
sincerity & earnestness at my command ,that ALL of us unitedly must ENSURE
that ,whether this case goes in Guiness Books of World Records or not, we must
make the SC & UOI to seriously appreciate,accept & implement
,that after Verdict, Appeal, Review,SLP ,that too with a deadline fixed,are in
litigants favour, nothing more,Final Judgement & Orders be pronounced,as
for example now SC is constituting Special Bench for Social Justice covering
Women & Children pending & new cases for speedy & expeditious
disposal. That & that principled & logical arguments shall convince
NAMO Govt to evolve practical Guidelines for quick closures & also in that
process fully implement National Litigation Policy in letter & spirit.We
shall be failing in our duty if we dont act now to compel the Govt to see
reason & agree to this dictum & Posterity shall always remember us with
gratitude & goodwill.
7)That alone will be our joint humble followup & Tribute to
the noble ,genial, amiable persona with strong will,unassailable power of logic
& social justice & equality preserved, protected & promoted by the
Father of PIL & progenitor of ever so many compelling radical judgements
handed over to several brethern,this indubitable Hon V.R.Krishna Iyer ,to whose
departed soul we pay a solemn tribute & homage.
Greetings,
R.B.KISHORE
VP,AIRIEF
