Saturday, October 2, 2010
Mail of Shri KML Asthana ( 02-10-2010)
Sat, 2 October, 2010 11:57:15 AM
Re: Court Cases at Jaipur
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Dear Sir,
Yesterday the two appeals came up for hearing when it was pointed out on our behalf that LIC has deliberaely withheld the vital documents, which has great bearing on the decision of the appeal as also has filed the unamended writ petition, the LIC Advocate stated that the amendment was not allowed then his own statement in the appeal was pointed out wherein he has stated that the amendment application was allowed. On this the court directed him to place correct and all the documents on record with copies to the parties appearing before it and it will finally hear and decide the appeals on 18th October when the court reopens after Navratra holidays. The appeals are now to come up on 18th October. I am sorry since I was very much unwell i could not convey this message yesterday itself.
KML Asthana
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Mail of Shri KML Asthana ( 22-09-2010)
Wed, 22 September, 2010 2:11:38 PM
LIC'S SPECIAL APPEALS
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DEAR SIR,
THE TWO SPECIAL APPEALS FILED BY LIC IN JAIPUR HIGH COURT AAINST THE JUDGMENT OF hON'BLE JUSTICE MN BHANDARI CAME UP TODAY BUT SINCE THE ADVOCATES' STRIKE WAS NOT LIFTED TODAY IT HAS BEEN ADJOURNED TO 1ST OCTOBER. IT WILL CERTAINLY COME UPON THAT DAY SINCE THE ADVOCATES ARE GOING TO COMMENCE WORK FROM TOMORROW.
KML ASTHANA
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Mail of Shri H K Aggarwal (15-09-2010)
Wed, 15 September, 2010 9:17:52 PM
KURUKSHETRA- Jaipur HC cases
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From: H K Aggarwal
Dear Friends,
Latest inf received from Jaipur. let us pray and hope for the best.
"As per the case status the contempt petition is to be listed on 17th and the appeals on 22nd Sept. On 17th the Advocates have declared Rajasthan Bandh and may be they will not allow the judges even to enter the court rooms. let us se what happens
kml asthana""As per the case status the contempt petition is to be listed on 17th and the appeals on 22nd Sept. On 17th the Advocates have declared Rajasthan Bandh and may be they will not allow the judges even to enter the court rooms. let us se what happens
With regards
H K Aggarwal
Monday, September 6, 2010
Mail of Shri KML Asthana ( 06-09-2010)
On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 2:26 PM,
Dear Sir,
The two appeals filed by LIC in our pension cases came up before the Diviion Bench of CJ and Mohd. Rafique. Since the Advocates' strike is continuining undaunted no Advocate is appearing. On behalf of LIC ADM(Legal) attended and requested for time, which I opposed and prayed for allowing me to submit that these are totally false and frivolous appeals, but the Court said that since there is a request from the Appellant's side no arguments are being addressed by them, we will hear you after hearing them, and granted adjournment of two weeks. Now it is likely to come in the week commencing 20th.
KML Asthana
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Mail of Shri KML Asthana ( 04-09-2010)
Sat, 4 September, 2010 12:56:28 PM
PENSION CASES
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THIS IS TO INFORM THAT BOTH THE APPEALS FILED BY LIC AGAINST THE JUDGMENT OF HON'BLE JUSTICE MN BHANDARI DATED 12/1/2010 IN OUR TWO WRIT PETITIONS ON DA/DR AND UPGRADATION OF PENSIONS ARE LISTED IN THE DOUBLE BENCH COMPRISING OF HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON'BLE JUSTICE MOHD RAFIQUE, AT NOS. 29 AND 30 SIMILARLY THE CONTEMPT PETITION FILED BY US IS ALSO LISTED BEFOER HON'BLE JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI AT NO. 36. ALL THESE CASES ARE LISTED ON MONDAY THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2010.
KML ASTHANA
Thursday, August 5, 2010
MAIL OF SHRI R B KISHORE
Date Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Subject LIC BOARD MEETING TODAY AT DELHI --FLASH
Dear All,
1)U are aware that LIC Board meeting was scheduled on 5/8/10.We did our best in all the earlier 2/3 months to contact them, send emails,clarify again some points, where needed depute our representatives to meet them face to face etc.Not a day we relaxed.
2) S/Sri JCGarg & Agarwal, President, RIEA ,Meerut left for Delhi yesterday evening. They met Sri Anup Garg,Board Member at Hotel Tajmansingh,near UPSC,opp India Gate. All these details I gathered yesterday morn from ZM,NZ & his PAs.I conveyed to our Sri Garg.
Sri JCGarg mentioned about our case .Board member told him he has recd all papers, Justice VRKrishnaIyers independent opinion etc from me.JCG has taken all needed papers.Board member said as he was new ,He cant take first inititaive but he will support
As Dr Sooranad Rajsekaran had not arrived, they cld not meet him.JCG phoned Dr SR,he was at Mumbai & he lands on 5/8 only Lt Gl is at gurgaon, so he can come any moment in the morning only The meeting lasted 15 mts & Board member assured them of full support to pensioners genuine problems.
3)I was following up Delhi regularly.The Board meet was not over at 5 pm.i rang up again at 645pm, just then they were dispersing
After 1 hr , I contacted Sri Anup garg
The very 1st sentence he spoke was. Mr kishore, Congratulations.
I said why, what happened
Sri AG told me they raised the pensioners issue, the genuine problems of anamolies etc for so many years, it shd not be kept pending for this long
They told Mr Chairman, u & others are also retiring one day, we shd empathise
Srt AG said we shd thank Lt Gl Arvind Mahajan for his upright & courageous stand.
He told that it is not fair to keep 24/11/2001 Board decision pending without implementation.Pensioners issues are genuine,we shd not keep them aggrieved.
Sri AG said Dr Rajasekharan also lent his voice.He told that the anamolies are widening,loss is heavy for pensioners,a solution shd be devised without delay
Sri T.S.Vijayan,Chairman assured they will address this issue & resolve as early as possible
4)Friends, form ur own conclusions, no effort will ever go in vain
Greetings,
R.B.KISHORE
Thursday, July 22, 2010
MAIL OF SHRI R B KISHORE - Appeal against LIC Appeal
From Seetha And Kishore
Date Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 12:17 AM
subject Our Appeal against LIC Appeal -respond generously to the sincere
Dear All,
I) The bugle was sounded after the text of the Jaipur Judgment was released on 19 May, 2010. The flow of events were fast, even tho many interested parties tried to smash the extent & scale of achievement, as they are not able to relish. They thought it is a daydream & howcome it has come like this, with Full DR as also pension up gradation automatic every 5 years protecting in full the welfare, concern & interest of elders & pensioners who contributed so much to the overall growth & development of the organization in no small measure.
It really needs synergy at this juncture to realise the power & potency of the singular, superlative verdict which Justice MNBhandari , Jaipur HC has delivered .
b)SAY NOT THE STRUGGLE NOT AVAILETH, This is the time when all,all Fedns ,employees & pensioners ,must present same stand without deviation, without claiming or commenting adversely on strategies adopted for the right ends & objectives. Success of SBI,RBI is because all employees Fedns join the strike etc & Govt is forced to come to a final decision without endless procrastination ;it is sadly missing in LIC front .Even if any High Court judgement is due & delivered in pensioners favour,LIC will not budge,as they have taken a stand to appeal, right or wrong.
II)A 1st TIME,HC crystal clear verdict in f/o pensioners,covering both the critical issues of Full DR & pension upgradation & hence historic, is now being trampled upon & mercilessly being thrown away at the behest of mandarins of MOF.
Who will take responsibility for not implementing 24/11//2001 LIC Board Resolution ?
b) MOF IAS Babus dictat prevails ! Govt is in eternal debt with staggering VI PC benefits for employees/pensioners .In a few years more,pension bill of govt will exceed wage bill ! LIC IS AN OASIS IN A DESERT, UNDECLARED NAVARATHNA,ECONOMIC TAJMAHAL FM, PM ALL PRAISE, BUT OF WHAT AVAIL TO PENSIONERS ?
LIC Management diplomacy is not penetrative & telling, invoking positive acceptance of sound ideas & decisions
c) As LIC has now gone in for Appeal to the Division Bench of Rajasthan HC yesterday 20th July 2010,the scene will shift for yet another submission of arguments & counter arguments TIME PASSES AWAY, PENSIONERS WILT & WITHER, AGONY & FRUSTRATION, AGAIN TO Square One, tho it can be termed a victory in defeat. We now possess greater ammunition .We derive greater vigour & vitality.
Yes, The first and greatest commandment is,
Don't let them scare you. –Elmer Davis
d) YET, with unabated Enthusiasm, WE ALL JOINTLY, UNITEDLY SHD FIGHT THE CAUSE WE KNOW IT IS RIGHT .
WE KNOW IT WILL MEET WITH THE ENDS OF JUSTICE
LET US BE READY TO GALVANISE OUR MIGHT,CREATE AN UNPREDENTED PUBLIC UPROAR,EXPOSING EVIL DESIGNS, & ENSURE A JUST VICTORY FOR ALL GROUPS OF PENSIONERS
e)I received several encomiums about the lucid,pinpoimt,forceful letter of Hon Justice Sri V.R.Krishna Iyer to Finance Minister Sri Pranab Mukerjee Assertively,he has even cautioned FM to remedy what earlier MOF has overlooked
‘ May I disclose to you the pathetic condition of a class of people arbitrarily alienated from the beneficial stream of pensioners in the LIC. What is arbitrary is unconstitutional as a Constitution Bench has held in the Supreme Court in Maneka Gandhi’s case (Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 597).
Here is a case of arbitrariness which I dare say has been overlooked by your ministry and must be set right once it is discovered. The older the age of the pensioner the greater the need for liberal pension since age invites infirmity. I know this to my cause at age 95 by way of income tax benefit. The LIC pensioners are one integral group and cannot be divided into different classes. Date is an irrelevant factor when alteration in pension was made. The Supreme Court again in a weighty judgment observed that the date of variation cannot be the basis of differential pension (Vide Nakara v. Union of India, AIR 1983 SC 130: (1983) 1 SCC 305: (1983) 1 LLJ 104]. ’
III) a) When on 7th July,2010 RBI Retireees Assn met RBI Governor at Chennai & raised the issue of pension updation, RBI Governor mentioned that he was ,personally, for pension updation. He added that he had a meeting recently with FM on this subject matter, the meeting was cordial.He added he has instructed the Dept & requested the Assn to wait for some time & assured the Bank will do the needful. Gold coin memento was given to all pensioners in connection with Platinum Jubilee.He concluded by saying ‘I am keen to see every RBIite with a happy face ‘
When will the smile dawn on all Pensioner LICians ?!!
b)Please note that RBI,every month,they are able to receive so generously ,in response to their Assn Appeal ,Donation ranging from Rs1000-4000,Fighting Fund Rs1000-10,000 & 5% of DR arrears ,a whopping Rs3000-8000.
I, therefore, remind our dear friends & colleagues, wherever they are, to whichever Fedn they belong, remember the only silver lining common as an ordinary pensioner to unite & donate liberally.It is no use taking for granted donations will pour in, as we know when it comes to purse, many become stingy.We may not need much after we succeed, but we do need skyhigh donations & collections to engage a professional advocate of standing & eminence to fight our modest cause with all the legal acumen & skills & ensure positive & favourable judgement.
We, on our part assure you, as u would have noticed in the last few months in particular the zeal & zest, we displayed for holding high pensioners esteem & self-respect.We shall fight to the end till we score a historic Victory & we know our stand is irrefutable as Hon justice Sri VRKrishna Iyer,the most illustrious legal jurist & luminary has so lucidly pointed out to FM. It is only an act of disgrace that LIC could not act magnanimously to honour the Jaipur verdict.
c)We got 91 slabs of DR in Feb 2010. We received the permanent yearly 3/4th subsidy effect of mediclaim premium, a decent amount. We are going to enjoy this for ever.
We may get eligibility of 24/27 slabs of DR in 8/2010 pension, judged by rough calculations.
YOU must,therefore ,rise to the occasion & be generous in your donations direct to
Sri Asthana,Org Secretary,Retd Insce Employees Assn,Jaipur B8,SHANTI NAGAR,AJMER ROAD,JAIPUR,302006
Details are SB Ac ,0247000100213363,PNB ,BAPUNAGAR,JAIPUR (PUN BO 024700) thro core banking.
I am sending my humble contribution of Rs2000 immediately.
In case, anyone desires to send to me, please do so by a crossed cheque in the name of Retd Insce Employees Assn,Chennai ,& I shall dutifully consolidate & remit thro core banking from any branch of SBI.
R.B.Kishore, A6, Pratigna, 8(old 22),2nd Street, B.N.Road,TNagar,Chennai,600017
044-2815 5810 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 044-2815 5810 end_of_the_skype_highlighting / 098403 40591 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 098403 40591 end_of_the_skype_highlighting .Give ur full address,telephone number,email id etc
d)All the more,our blood boils after glancing at latest salary scales of all classes ,& the anamolies & discrepancies become virtually unbridgeable ,such an yawning gulf.
Look at AAO transition ,just to take 1 or 2 examples,from—
Rs7535 ----14015 (1997-2002), Rs 15,110—20,910(2002—2007) & Rs17,240—32,640(2007-2012)
ED: Rs21,200---23,600 (1997—2002), Rs31,745—36,100(2002—2007),& Rs52,210—59,850 (2007—2012)
YOU can form your own conclusions about Basic Pension ,the arbitrary alienation from the beneficial stream of pensioners becoming more pathetic,if we may say so in Rev Justice VRKrishna Iyer’s language !!
IV)So, dear friends, I plead with you with all sincerity & seriouness at my command, & with all humility & modesty ,to assist us,to motivate us,to accelerate the pace of victory, in this joint voyage ,irrespective of any other consideration, for the common cause of welfare & upliftment of ALL PENSIONERS FRATERNITY, as this is the 1st time, along with pre-8/1997 pensioners woes, every Group of pensioners ,have to receive a facelift with pension updation.
We earnestly solicit your fullest, unhesitating cooperation.
V) Let the Flower of Pensioners Bloom with Hope & Aspiration, Let the Thorns we face pave the way for a Greater,Full-throated Inspiration,
Let its Petals dance with Scintillating Ray,
Let the Plant of Pensioners be Happy & Gay
R.B.KISHORE,
VP,AIRIEF
044-2815 5810 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 044-2815 5810 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
98403 40591
Date Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 12:17 AM
subject Our Appeal against LIC Appeal -respond generously to the sincere
Dear All,
I) The bugle was sounded after the text of the Jaipur Judgment was released on 19 May, 2010. The flow of events were fast, even tho many interested parties tried to smash the extent & scale of achievement, as they are not able to relish. They thought it is a daydream & howcome it has come like this, with Full DR as also pension up gradation automatic every 5 years protecting in full the welfare, concern & interest of elders & pensioners who contributed so much to the overall growth & development of the organization in no small measure.
It really needs synergy at this juncture to realise the power & potency of the singular, superlative verdict which Justice MNBhandari , Jaipur HC has delivered .
b)SAY NOT THE STRUGGLE NOT AVAILETH, This is the time when all,all Fedns ,employees & pensioners ,must present same stand without deviation, without claiming or commenting adversely on strategies adopted for the right ends & objectives. Success of SBI,RBI is because all employees Fedns join the strike etc & Govt is forced to come to a final decision without endless procrastination ;it is sadly missing in LIC front .Even if any High Court judgement is due & delivered in pensioners favour,LIC will not budge,as they have taken a stand to appeal, right or wrong.
II)A 1st TIME,HC crystal clear verdict in f/o pensioners,covering both the critical issues of Full DR & pension upgradation & hence historic, is now being trampled upon & mercilessly being thrown away at the behest of mandarins of MOF.
Who will take responsibility for not implementing 24/11//2001 LIC Board Resolution ?
b) MOF IAS Babus dictat prevails ! Govt is in eternal debt with staggering VI PC benefits for employees/pensioners .In a few years more,pension bill of govt will exceed wage bill ! LIC IS AN OASIS IN A DESERT, UNDECLARED NAVARATHNA,ECONOMIC TAJMAHAL FM, PM ALL PRAISE, BUT OF WHAT AVAIL TO PENSIONERS ?
LIC Management diplomacy is not penetrative & telling, invoking positive acceptance of sound ideas & decisions
c) As LIC has now gone in for Appeal to the Division Bench of Rajasthan HC yesterday 20th July 2010,the scene will shift for yet another submission of arguments & counter arguments TIME PASSES AWAY, PENSIONERS WILT & WITHER, AGONY & FRUSTRATION, AGAIN TO Square One, tho it can be termed a victory in defeat. We now possess greater ammunition .We derive greater vigour & vitality.
Yes, The first and greatest commandment is,
Don't let them scare you. –Elmer Davis
d) YET, with unabated Enthusiasm, WE ALL JOINTLY, UNITEDLY SHD FIGHT THE CAUSE WE KNOW IT IS RIGHT .
WE KNOW IT WILL MEET WITH THE ENDS OF JUSTICE
LET US BE READY TO GALVANISE OUR MIGHT,CREATE AN UNPREDENTED PUBLIC UPROAR,EXPOSING EVIL DESIGNS, & ENSURE A JUST VICTORY FOR ALL GROUPS OF PENSIONERS
e)I received several encomiums about the lucid,pinpoimt,forceful letter of Hon Justice Sri V.R.Krishna Iyer to Finance Minister Sri Pranab Mukerjee Assertively,he has even cautioned FM to remedy what earlier MOF has overlooked
‘ May I disclose to you the pathetic condition of a class of people arbitrarily alienated from the beneficial stream of pensioners in the LIC. What is arbitrary is unconstitutional as a Constitution Bench has held in the Supreme Court in Maneka Gandhi’s case (Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 597).
Here is a case of arbitrariness which I dare say has been overlooked by your ministry and must be set right once it is discovered. The older the age of the pensioner the greater the need for liberal pension since age invites infirmity. I know this to my cause at age 95 by way of income tax benefit. The LIC pensioners are one integral group and cannot be divided into different classes. Date is an irrelevant factor when alteration in pension was made. The Supreme Court again in a weighty judgment observed that the date of variation cannot be the basis of differential pension (Vide Nakara v. Union of India, AIR 1983 SC 130: (1983) 1 SCC 305: (1983) 1 LLJ 104]. ’
III) a) When on 7th July,2010 RBI Retireees Assn met RBI Governor at Chennai & raised the issue of pension updation, RBI Governor mentioned that he was ,personally, for pension updation. He added that he had a meeting recently with FM on this subject matter, the meeting was cordial.He added he has instructed the Dept & requested the Assn to wait for some time & assured the Bank will do the needful. Gold coin memento was given to all pensioners in connection with Platinum Jubilee.He concluded by saying ‘I am keen to see every RBIite with a happy face ‘
When will the smile dawn on all Pensioner LICians ?!!
b)Please note that RBI,every month,they are able to receive so generously ,in response to their Assn Appeal ,Donation ranging from Rs1000-4000,Fighting Fund Rs1000-10,000 & 5% of DR arrears ,a whopping Rs3000-8000.
I, therefore, remind our dear friends & colleagues, wherever they are, to whichever Fedn they belong, remember the only silver lining common as an ordinary pensioner to unite & donate liberally.It is no use taking for granted donations will pour in, as we know when it comes to purse, many become stingy.We may not need much after we succeed, but we do need skyhigh donations & collections to engage a professional advocate of standing & eminence to fight our modest cause with all the legal acumen & skills & ensure positive & favourable judgement.
We, on our part assure you, as u would have noticed in the last few months in particular the zeal & zest, we displayed for holding high pensioners esteem & self-respect.We shall fight to the end till we score a historic Victory & we know our stand is irrefutable as Hon justice Sri VRKrishna Iyer,the most illustrious legal jurist & luminary has so lucidly pointed out to FM. It is only an act of disgrace that LIC could not act magnanimously to honour the Jaipur verdict.
c)We got 91 slabs of DR in Feb 2010. We received the permanent yearly 3/4th subsidy effect of mediclaim premium, a decent amount. We are going to enjoy this for ever.
We may get eligibility of 24/27 slabs of DR in 8/2010 pension, judged by rough calculations.
YOU must,therefore ,rise to the occasion & be generous in your donations direct to
Sri Asthana,Org Secretary,Retd Insce Employees Assn,Jaipur B8,SHANTI NAGAR,AJMER ROAD,JAIPUR,302006
Details are SB Ac ,0247000100213363,PNB ,BAPUNAGAR,JAIPUR (PUN BO 024700) thro core banking.
I am sending my humble contribution of Rs2000 immediately.
In case, anyone desires to send to me, please do so by a crossed cheque in the name of Retd Insce Employees Assn,Chennai ,& I shall dutifully consolidate & remit thro core banking from any branch of SBI.
R.B.Kishore, A6, Pratigna, 8(old 22),2nd Street, B.N.Road,TNagar,Chennai,600017
044-2815 5810 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 044-2815 5810 end_of_the_skype_highlighting / 098403 40591 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 098403 40591 end_of_the_skype_highlighting .Give ur full address,telephone number,email id etc
d)All the more,our blood boils after glancing at latest salary scales of all classes ,& the anamolies & discrepancies become virtually unbridgeable ,such an yawning gulf.
Look at AAO transition ,just to take 1 or 2 examples,from—
Rs7535 ----14015 (1997-2002), Rs 15,110—20,910(2002—2007) & Rs17,240—32,640(2007-2012)
ED: Rs21,200---23,600 (1997—2002), Rs31,745—36,100(2002—2007),& Rs52,210—59,850 (2007—2012)
YOU can form your own conclusions about Basic Pension ,the arbitrary alienation from the beneficial stream of pensioners becoming more pathetic,if we may say so in Rev Justice VRKrishna Iyer’s language !!
IV)So, dear friends, I plead with you with all sincerity & seriouness at my command, & with all humility & modesty ,to assist us,to motivate us,to accelerate the pace of victory, in this joint voyage ,irrespective of any other consideration, for the common cause of welfare & upliftment of ALL PENSIONERS FRATERNITY, as this is the 1st time, along with pre-8/1997 pensioners woes, every Group of pensioners ,have to receive a facelift with pension updation.
We earnestly solicit your fullest, unhesitating cooperation.
V) Let the Flower of Pensioners Bloom with Hope & Aspiration, Let the Thorns we face pave the way for a Greater,Full-throated Inspiration,
Let its Petals dance with Scintillating Ray,
Let the Plant of Pensioners be Happy & Gay
R.B.KISHORE,
VP,AIRIEF
044-2815 5810 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 044-2815 5810 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
98403 40591
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