Recently, Hon’ble Supreme dismissed the appeal preferred by Government against the Hon’ble High Court Judgement confirming the CAT verdict for Fixation of Pension of Pre 2006 Pensioners as per fitment table meant for Serving Central Government Employees. The result of Hon’ble Supreme Court’s dismissal will be payment of arrears of pension from 1.1.2006 as against Government’s decision to revise the pension from 24.09.2012
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO 670
ANSWERED ON 07.08.2013
DELAY IN PAYMENT OF ARREARS TO PENSIONERS
670 . Shri VILAS BABURAO MUTTEMWAR
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND
PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) the reasons for inordinate delay in implementation
of Hon`ble High Court`s order
to give effect to the payment of arrears w.e.f. 01.01.2006 to pensioners
retired before 2006;
(b) whether the Government have received
representations from employees organizations and other bodies in this regard;
and
(c) if so, the
details thereof and the reaction of the Government on the
representations?
ANSWER
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office.
(SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
The orders for implementation of the decision taken by
the Government on therecommendations of 6th CPC for revision for pension of
past pensioners were issued vide this Department’s OM No.38/37/08-P&PW (A)
dated 1.9.2008. The provisions of Para 4.2 of this OM were clarified vide this
Department’s letter dated 3.10.2008.
The Central
Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi in its order dated
1.11.2011 observed that by the OM dated 3.10.2008 the original
orders of 1.9.2008 have been modified. Hon’ble CAT directed that the past
pensioners may be granted, w.e.f. 1.1.2006, a minimum pension @ 50% of the
minimum pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale with reference to the
fitment table applicable for revision of pay of serving employees.
A Writ Petition was filed in the Hon’ble High Court of
Delhi challenging the above mentioned order. In its order dated 29.4.2013, the
Hon’ble Delhi High Court has upheld the order dated 1.11.2011. After
considering the order of Hon’ble High Court of Delhi and various
representations received in this regard, Special Leave Petition was filed by
the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare in the Hon’ble Supreme Court
of India.
This SLP came up for hearing recently on 29.7.2013 before the Hon.
Supreme Court and has been dismissed. Click
here to read the details of Hon’ble Supreme Court Judgement
The above information submitted by Min of Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pensions in reply to Lok Sabha Query
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