AN IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO VETERANS

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: MG Kapoor <mgkapoor.1962@gmail.com>
To: Col.U N Mohapatra <colun.mohapatra@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, 23 October 2015 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: Legal Case in the AFT

Dear Mohapatra,

Season's Greetings.

Trust this finds you in good health.

I wonder why you have forwarded the message to me, since I am myself am advocate and a very senior advocate, practising now for over 32 years.
I would have pleaded veterans case without charging fee had I been convinced of the cause TO MOVE THE AFT AT THIS STAGE. I learn the case is regarding the grant of OROP. If it be so, Brig Vidyasagar is doing the greatest DISSERVICE to the veterans cause and is undoing the efforts of the UESM and of all the persons associated with it and in particular the UNTIRING EFFORTS OF MAJOR GENERAL SATBIR SINGH AND GROUP CAPTAIN VINOD GANDHI. He is perhaps acting at the behest of the BJP leaders or else thr BJP leaders are using him. He is giving an excuse to the BJP Govt (Jaitley and Modi) to say, "Now that the case is subjudice, let's await the verdict before we issue the Notification".

Further, Brig Vidyasagar is being ill advised by Brig Srivastava. The aggrieved person (each veteran in this case) is first required to make a representation to the Government of his demand. It is only after the expiry of six months of such a representation,   in case the Government does not pass any order, that the aggrieved person can move the AFT. Yes, if the Government passes an Order, the person, if aggrieved by such Order, can move the AFT.

So, you cannot move the AFT immediately and if you do, the AFT would direct the applicants to first make representation to the Government.

Also, if and when such an OA (as such petitions are termed) is filed, the first thing that the Govt lawyer would say is, "the matter is under active consideration of the Government and is soon going to issue the Order".

Therefore, my advice is it is only prudent to await Govt Notification and only after studying it, move the AFT, if still aggrieved.

After the Notification is issued the Government cannot at least backtrack from that Order and can only improve upon it, if at all.

Please ask Brigadier Vidyasagar the number of members of HIS ESM, lawyers fee and only thereafter decide the contribution. This is to dispel his personal interest in the matter.

We are informed the Govt may issue Notification soon after the Bihar elections.

Please be informed, if we are aggrieved by such Notification I would do the case without charging any fee, if Maj Gen Satbir Singh and the Organising Committee of UESM asks me to move the AFT.

So I would request you all, including Brig Vidyasagar, NOT to undo the years long efforts of Major General Satbir Singh and his Team.

Hope you all prevail upon Brig Vidyasagar in this regard,

With best wishes,

MG

OUTCOME OF SCOVA MEETING HELD ON 13.10.2015 ON 33 YEARS LINKAGE PRORATA REDUCTION.

Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) held on 13th October, 2015

2. Extension of the benefits of DoP&PW OM No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28-1-2013 read with OM dated 30-7-2015 to pre-2006 Pensioners with less than 33 years of service.
K P&T PA while sending items/issues for inclusion in the Agenda for discussion in the 27th Meeting of SCOVA had requested that the issue of grant of modified parity in pension between pre and post 2006 Pensioners may be reviewed in its entirety , keeping in view the recommendations of 6th CPC, and the provisions of OM dated 28-1-2013 read with OM dated 30-7-2015 may be further liberalised and modified to extend the benefit to all pre-2006 Pensioners with less than 33 years of service , thereby ending pro rata reduction in pension for less than 33 years of service. It was also suggested that modified parity should be made applicable to all pre-206 pensioners irrespective of placement of the post from which they retired in a higher pay scale subsequent to their retirement, either from 1-1-1996 under 5th CPC or from 1-1-2006 under the 6th CPC, since several posts were placed in Higher Pay Scale under 5th and 6th CPCs and the Pensioner who retired from the same posts prior to their up gradation have been denied the benefit of modified parity in pension with reference to the Upgraded Pay Scale on par with those who retired from the Upgraded Posts.

However, the 2nd fresh Agenda item of the meeting notified by DoP&PW, did not deal with grant of modified parity in respect of pensioners retiring from upgraded posts and the item was confined to pro rata pension for less than 33 years of service.

When the item was taken up, the JS(PP) informed that the matter is sub judice and therefore cannot be discussed. Pensioners’ Associations wanted early resolution of this long pending grievance. The Secretary, (PP) intervened to say that the case was with DoE and the process of consultation is happening and he hoped to find a solution in about 2 months time.

MINIMUM PENSION- LINKAGE OF 33 YEARS BEING TAKEN UP IN SCOVA MEETING TODAY

Fresh Agenda Items for 27th SCOVA Meeting

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