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ITEM NO.19 COURT NO.5 SECTION XV
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Civil Appeal Nos.8959-8962 of 2013
LIC OF INDIA AND ORS Appellant(s)
VERSUS
KRISHNA MURARI LAL ASTHANA AND ANR ETC. Respondent(s)
(With appln.(s) for directions and dismissal of appeal and
permission to file additional documents and office report)
WITH
C.A. No.6995/2013
(With appln.(s) for impleadment as party respondent and appln.(s)
for implementation of court's order and office report)
C.A. No.9223/2013
(With appln.(s) for intervention and Office Report)
C.A. Nos.9409-9410/2013
(With Interim Relief and Office Report)
S.L.P.(C).....CC Nos.5437-5440/2015
(With appln.(s) for c/delay in refiling SLP and appln.(s) for
c/delay in filing SLP and Office Report)
Date : 07/05/2015 These appeals were called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAFULLA C. PANT
For Appellant(s)
Mr. Kailash Vasdev, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Ashok Panigrahi, AOR
Mr. Santosh Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Umrao Singh Rawat, Adv.
Ms. Pinky Anand, ASG
Ms. Vibha Datta Makhija, Sr. Adv.
Mr. R. Balasubramaniam, Adv.
Ms. Rekha Pandey, Adv.
Ms. Sushma Manchanda, Adv.
Mr. B. Krishna Prasad, AOR
For Respondent(s)
Mr. Nidesh Gupta, Sr. Adv.
Mr. R.K. Singh, Adv.
Mr. Kumar Gaurav, Adv.
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Mr. B.N. Dubey, Adv.
Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR
Mr. K.V. Vishwanathan, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Jay Savla, Adv.
Ms. Renuka Sahu, Adv.
Mr. Ravi Mishra, Adv.
Mr. Sri Ram Panchu, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Rajiv K. Garg, Adv.
Mr. G.N. Sridharan, Adv.
Mr. Ashish Garg, Adv.
Mr. Vineet Garg, Adv.
Mr. T.L. Garg, Adv.
Ms. Sushma Suri, AOR
Dr. Kailash Chand, AOR
Mr. R.K. Singh, Adv.
Dr. Abhinav Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Kumar Gaurav, Adv.
Mr. Robin Khokhar, Adv.
Mr. Ashutosh Dubey, Adv.
Mr. Sajith. P, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
C.A. Nos.8959-8962/2013, 6995/2013, 9223/2013 and
9409-9410/2-13
Let these matters be listed for hearing on
23
rd
September, 2015.
As an ad-interim measure, it is directed that the
petitioner-Corporation shall release 20% of the amount as per
the impugned judgments pertaining to the High Court, in
favour of the respondent-employees within six weeks hence,
subject to final result in the appeals. If any amount, that
has been deposited before the High Court pursuant to the
order passed by this Court, 20% of the same shall be released
in favour of the Life Insurance Corporation of India, so that
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it can pay to the concerned employees. In case, where the
amount has not been deposited, needless to emphasize, the
Corporation shall pay and question of any kind of withdrawal
from court does not arise. Needless to say, the payment in
continuum shall be considered when the appeals are taken up
for hearing.
S.L.P.(C) No.....CC Nos.5437-5440/2015
Issue notice on the applications for condonation of
delay, as also on the special leave petitions.
Learned counsel who are appearing in the other
appeals accept notice. They undertake to file counter
affidavit within six weeks. Rejoinder affidavit, if any be
filed within four weeks.
Let the matter be listed along with the appeals on
23
rd
September, 2015.
Parties are at liberty to file additional documents
and those which are already filed, be taken on record. As
the matter relates to grant of enhancement of pension, it
shall be listed between item Nos.1 to 5 in the hearing list.
(Chetan Kumar)
Court Master
(H.S. Parasher)
Court Master
