Friends,
We all are aware
the next date of hearing of ‘PARTLY HEARD’CAs Nos. 8959-62/2013 of LIC, relating to our LIC Pensioners cases,
is 20.1.2016, in the Hon’ble Supreme
Court before
HON'BLE MR.
JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA and
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAFULLA C. PANT
(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 permission to file additional
documents and office report)
C.A. No.9223/2013
(With appln.(s) for intervention and appln.(s) for
intervention and office report)
C.A. Nos.9409-9410/2013
(With Interim Relief and Office Report)
S.L.P.(C) Nos.14774-14777/2015 (With Office Report).
We
are also aware that while THE MAIN ISSUE before the SC is disposal of CAs
Nos.8959/2013 of LIC, there are SLPs
Nos. 14774-14777/2915, filed by the UOI (at
this almost final hearing stage), which will have to be disposed off by the SC before
taking up the main issue.
Since delivery of Justice has already been over delayed
due to the adamant attitude of LIC (backed by UOI) not to implement THREE HIGH
COURTS orders (on which there is no stay by the Supreme Court), SLPs by UOI warrants to be dismissed first and we are sanguine the
petitioners / their advocates / the leaders of the Federations are fully alert
to act accordingly so that LICs CAs are taken up for final disposal.
We
all are confident that SC decision will be in our favour due to Hon’ble Mr.Justice MN Bhandari
of the RajasthanHigh Court, Jaipur‘s forceful historic Judgment dated 12.1.2010
based upon solid points of law and decided relevant cases and facts and figures
and the orders, and the
fact that the other two High Courts of
Pb & Hry, Chandigarh and Delhi also concurred
with Jaipur judgment and allowed the respective petitions. Besides apt
handling by our Sr. advocates will get us the desired & unambiguous
directions from Hon’ble SC .
All must have full
faith and confidence in our apex court and pray Hon’ble Supreme Court upholds
HCs judgments and pensioners get full
justice on 20.1.2016 or within a day or two thereafter.
In this context it is expected that petitioners / their
advocates / the leaders of the Federations are well prepared & conscientious to set the visible priorities in this decisive legal battle,
which are :-
1. SLPs of UOI are dismissed ie.not allowed to be admitted.
2. Jaipur Judgment is implemented in letter & sipirit.
3. 12% interest for late payment as allowed by Pb & Hry High Court.
4. Implementation in REM as ordered by Delhi High Court.
and avoid filing any new application/s, and
if any application/s have been
filed or are being filed for any cause
may be for impleadment ,or stay
of some notifications, or payment/non-payment or Interim relief etc. by any federation or individual/s , these are acts which are undesirable and uncalled for at this point of
time, as such application/s will lead to more delay and complications only, besides
changing the direction of the
proceedings with danger of even annoying the Hon.ble Bench,and as such must be
withdrawn or not pressed for, and the above main issues are vigorously pursued and pleaded
for positive results. I hasten to add that Hon’ble Bench have said
in one of their orders that these CAs
are partly heard and be listed on the top (for final hearing).
I beg to be excused
for my free and frank views, and solicit views from my other learned pensioners
to correct me if I am wrong.
I may also reiterate that all petitioner/s, Federation/s, and others who are associated with the legal fight
deserve all praise and gratitude of pensioners fraternity for their untiring,
determined, devoted and continuous
efforts for the common cause and I pray for early fruitful results.
Wish all good
health, peace and happy days ahead.
GREETINGS ON MAKAR SAKRANTI.
H K Aggarwal,
Mohali,Chandigarh.
