Pension of Cols to Lt Cols
BRIG NK DHAND, Veteran
Dear Col KP Radhakrishnan (adhakri...@yahoo.com)
Big Thank you from the Veteran’s family for putting the fake issue straight. The social media post has been playing with the sentiments of our affected officers.
With Best Wishes and Regards
Member Managing (Co-ord)
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Replies to this mail are blocked please, you can however contact Col Radha on his email
From: KP Radhakrishnan
Sent: 01 November 2022 18:23
To: MEMBER MANAGING (COORD)
Subject: Re: Col's Pension for Lt Cols with more than 26 yrs of service
Dear Brig Dhand,
1. As on date there is no Govt Letter on the subject .
2. On implementation of AVS Committee's recomendations Part-1 w e f 16 Dec 2004, Lt Cols with 26 years or more reckonable service for promotion became eligible for getting pension of Col(TS) . However, only those who were in service as on 16 Dec 2004 only were considered for the same. Those who retired prior to 16 Dec 2004 were not given the benefit. I retired on 30 Apr 1997, as a Selection Grade Lt Col, having put in 28.5 years of pensionable service. I therefore represented to MOD that I & pre-16 Dec 2004 retiree Lt Cols who had putin 26 years or more reckonable service should also be considered to be eligible for pension of Col(TS). My request was turned down and hence I filed a case in AFT(Principal Bench), New Delhi,through TSEWA headed by Brig Vidyasagar on 16 Jun 2016. THe AFT Case No is OA664/2016. There were 325 litigants and I was the Lead Litigant. Subsequently , 24 litigants did not submit requisite documents / were found to be not meeeting the criteria . THe criteria were:- (1) Pre-16 Dec 2004 retiree LT Col,(2) Should have put in 26 years or more reckonable service for promotion.Thus the total No of Litigants became 301 including me.MOD kept dragging the case by not submitting Counter Affidavit(CA).THen the COVID period came and no progress was made till then. Soon after reopening of the case after Covid stalemate, MOD Lawyer objected to the fact that so many litigants(301 litigants) , that too from Army, Navy & Air Force can not jointly file a case . The Court gave in to the MOD's argument and deleted name of all 300 co-litigants and retained only the name of Lead Litigant , that is me. Now the case is being fought by me alone. Our Lawyer is Brig A K Srivastava who retd from JAG Branch and is located in Gurgaon. Next hearing of the case is on 14/11/2022. THe case at present is in argument stage. Hopefully, after 3 to 4 hearing the Cour may give the verdict.
3. In the meanwhile, a retd CDR from Navy, who is also a Lawyer, had filed an identical case in AFT Chennai. The Judge, none other than the Charman of AFT, Srei Rajendra Menon , gave a positive verdict in his case. He was granted pension of Col(TS). Not only that , in his judgement, Chairman of AFT granted the benefit for all similarly placed Lt Col or equivalent rank pensioners. The verdict was given last year. It was to be implementd within 6 months. But MOD did not implement it. Not only that they have not filed any review petition on the verdict, so far. Cdr S P Elangoan, who is the litigant, is trying to file a petition on non-implementation of the verdict, in Supreme Court.
4. In short, pension of Col(TS) for pre-16 Dec 2004 retd Lt Cols with 26years or more reckonable service for promotion , has not been granted by the Govt. Whaever, Whatsapp messages are floating aroung in the environment is nothing but fake and one need not take cognisance of the same.
Regards,
Lt Col K P Radhakrishnan (Retd)
9448350925(mob),080-25830710(res)
E-1/175, Sobha Hibiscus,
Bellandur Post, Bangalore-560103
On Tuesday, 1 November, 2022 at 02:38:17 pm IST, BRIG NK DHAND, Veteran <nkd...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Veterans
May I request if any Veteran can share the GoI letter signed copy on – Lt Cols with 26 years of QS to get Col’s Pension.
Please email to mgr....@gmail.com separately since replies to this mail are blocked.
With Best Wishes
Greetings to our Aviators on the 37th Raising day today
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Brig Narinder Dhand
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