DEAR ALL,
I
summarise hereunder the latest position on LIC ‘s compliance( or failure to comply) with Supreme Court’s interim
order dt 7/5/2015 as per message
gathered by Mr R B Kishore from Jaipur DO I & Chandigarh D O(as conveyed in his
emails)
JAIPUR PETITIONERS
- Jaipur DO will pay 20% of the amounts deposited earlier in respect of 19 petitioners only.
- The amount deposited was approximately Rs 19 lacs,(actual amount deposited was Rs 19,63,638).
- The amount has not yet been paid. LIC will make an application after the HC reopens on 29 June 2015.
- After receiving the amount, they will pay to these 19 petitioners, 20% in the same proportion in which original amount was deposited.
CHANDIGARH PETITIONERS
- As petitioners had raised objections to the LIC’s calculations, LIC Chandigarh DO has made a reference to LIC CO Personnel department. They have not received the reply. Follow up is being done.
- There are 31 petitioners and the amount deposited was Rs 33,67,838
- As contempt case is listed for hearing in HC on 20/7/2015, Central Office Personnel department is being reminded and the DO will act as per CO instructions.
DELHI PETITIONERS
- As per legal opinion obtained by Central Office, clarification/s will be sought from the Supreme Court after its reopening in July 2015 after the summer vacation.
INDICATIONS FROM THE ABOVE:
- The inadequacy of the amount will be maintained by LIC even in payment of interim relief.
- 20% of ‘due amount’ will not be paid to respondent-employees(petitioners),as there will be no removal of DR anomaly before 1/8/1997, no upgradation of pension, and freezing of the amount upto October 2013 in case of Jaipur and upto April 2014 in case of Chandigarh denying even the faulty(inadequate) dues for further period upto May 2015.
- There will be no interim relief for post July 1997 retiree-petitioners at Jaipur( All petitioners in Chandigarh are pre- August 1997 retirees).
- Technically there will be recovery of 20 % of the total recoveries in respect of family pensioners adjusted while making payment in the HC registries. Ironically this will be interim relief in reverse provided to the Corporation by the already distressed family pensioners of petitioners!
LOOKING
AHEAD
The
three sets of petitioners have a
definitely strong option to file a contempt petition against LIC for
non-compliance with SC’s order dt 7/5/2015.While being fully prepared to exercise
that option, as and when LIC approaches the Supreme Court for clarifications,
the petitioners will get an opportunity to make their submissions in response
to LIC’s prayers. The petitioners then have to seek a modification of the SC
interim order spelling out clearly how LIC will have to determine and pay the
interim relief. The order dt 7/5/2015 seems to have been taken advantage of LIC
as a certificate for LIC having deposited the correct amount in the HC
registries at Jaipur & Chandigarh which is not the case.
MAY THE
PETITIONERS IN THE CASES UNITE!
With
greetings,
C H
Mahadevan
