Pension from 01 January 2006 rather than 24 September 2012 : Supreme Court dismisses the Review Petition filed by Govt of India
As
most would know, the Govt had challenged before the Supreme Court the
decision of the Delhi High Court wherein the judgement by the Central
Administrative Tribunal granting benefit of rectification of pensionary
anomalies from 01 January 2006 rather than 24 September 2012 was
questioned. The order in effect and essence affected all central govt pensioners, including defence pensioners.
The
controversy had emanated from the fact whether the benefits of the
correct pension were to flow from 01 Jan 2006 which is the date from
which the 6th Central Pay Commission recommendations were
implemented or from 24 Sept 2012 when the Govt had decided to remove the
anomalies in the pension structure after the said Pay Commission. Of
course, it was held by Courts that the removal of the anomalies shall
date back to the date of the inception of the said anomalies and not any
later artificial date.
Incorrigible
as it is, the Govt had gone ahead and filed a Review Petition in the
matter urging the Supreme Court to review its order of dismissal of the
SLP filed by the Central Govt.
The Supreme Court has yesterday dismissed the Review Petition filed by the Govt in the matter.
