SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS ON 15-04-2013

SC PROCEEDINGS ON 15/4/2013.

MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM SHRI V C JAIN, G.S., AIRIEF

LIC COUNSEL MANU SINGHVI NOT PRESENT IN FORENOON.

3 JUDGES WITH A NEW JUDGE POSTED RECENTLY TO SC ALSO PRESENT OUR COUNSEL MADE THE INITIAL PRSENTATION SAYING IN DEFERENCE TO SC BENCH ORDERS AFTER LIC GAVE REPLY WITH A DELAY OF 4 DAYS BEYOND 4 WEEKS, WE FILED REJOINDER WITHIN 48 HRS OUR COUNSEL SAID THAT AS PER 15/3/2013 PROCEEDINGS,ORALLY WHEN SC BENCH ASKED LIC COUNSEL WHAT AMOUNT LICHAS REMITTED FOR PENSION ,THEY COULD NOT REPLY.EVEN IN LIC REPLY, NOW,THIS CRUCIAL MATTER THEY MAINTAIN SILENCE ONLY  NO EXTRANEOUS MATTER CAN BE BROUGHT IN NOW.

LIC COUNSEL SAID THEY HAVE REMITTED FOR PENSION ALSO,& QUOTED SOME AMOUNTS.

 OUR COUNSEL CATEGORICALLY SAID THAT MEAGRE AMOUNT  REMITTED IS FOR  DR ONLY, THAT TOO FROM 1/8/97 & NOT FROM DATE OF ELIGIBILITY IE DATE OF RETIREMENT.

AT THIS STAGE, 2 JUDGES OTHER THAN HON JUDGE G.S SINGHVI  INTEREVENED TO KNOW ABOUT REVIEW PETITION IN JAIPUR HC.

OUR SR COUNSEL SAID THAT REVIEW PETITION WAS DISMISSED & PENSIONERS WERE WINNERS.

THE 2 JUDGES SAID  AFTER REVIEW PETITION WHAT MORE REMAINS, WHY AGAIN THEY COME TO SC, SR COUNSEL SRI SHIV KUMAR SHARMA SAID WE MADE IT CLEAR IN OUR THEN REPLY QUOTING JAIPUR HC HONJUDGE  SRI SARMA VERDICT & SO WE HAD TO APPROACH  SC BENCH TO BREAK ICE.

WHEN HONSC JUDGE SINGHVI ASKED ABOUT SLP, OUR SR COUNSEL SAID THAT WE HAVE NOT MOVED SLP, THAT SLP AS PER RULES IS NOT MAINTAINABALE AFTER SO MANY POSITIVE VERDICTS, THE 2 JUDGES OTHER THAN HON GS SINGHVI SAID THEY KNOW SLP IS NOT TENABLE.

THEN AFTER SOME BRIEF INTERLUDE BETWEEM LIC COUNSEL SINGHVI  & HON JUDGE GS SINGHVI, COURT ROSE FOR THE DAY.

WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SRI ASTHANAS RETURN TO JAIPUR BUT SRI ASTHANA HAD DETAILED PLAN WORKED OUT IN TALKS & CONSULTATION WITH OUR BOTH COUNSELS YESTERDAY TO HAVE A FITTING RESPONSE & ALL SHALL BE APPRAISED IN DUE COURSE

SRI ASTHANA WAS CLEAR THAT WE SHD NOT GIVE CREDENCE  TO RUMOURS,WE MUST MAINTAIN OUR HIGH MORALE,SOME INEVITABLE DELAY HAPPENS, IN SUCH  IMPORTANT MATTERS,WE CANNOT DICTATE TERMS OR DEADLINES TO HON COURTS & MODESTLY WE ALWAYS EXERT PRESSURE TO NOTICE REALITY OF ELDERS & SR CITIZENS DESTINY & SO DUE CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN TO SUCH CRUCIAL FACTORS. FOR EARLY SETTLEMENT

THIS IS PURELY TENTATIVE GATHERED FROM MY TALKS WITH SRI ASTHANA & I HAVE DONE FAIRLY DILIGENTLY FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION TO PENSIONERS.
--R.B.KISHORE