OROP : Centre Files Affidavit In Supreme Court; Says Both 'Same Rank' & 'Same Length Of Service' Necessary To Claim 'One Rank One Pension'

The Central Government has told the Supreme Court that both "same rank" and "same length of service" in defence services are necessary conditions for claiming One Rank One Pension benefits.In an additional affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Defence further said that the Finance Minister's speech dated February 17, 2014 wherein the Koshiyari. The Central Government has told the Supreme Court that both "same rank" and "same length of service" in defence services are necessary conditions for claiming One Rank One Pension benefits. "In any view since this Hon'ble Court has sought for a financial data of the outflow that is likely to be incurred by the Union should non MACP be grouped with MACP personnel for payment of OROP, the total financial outlay from 2014 would be in the range of INR Rs 42,776.38 crores," the affidavit states. "Same Length Of Service" Has Remained Throughout And One Who Had Not Put In The Same Length Of Service And Therefore Not Eligible For MACP Cannot Be Benchmarked With Personnel Who Has Qualified For MACP; One Cannot Take Only The Same Rank And Ignore The Length Of Service And Similarly One Cannot Merely Take The Length Of Service And Ignore The Rank Objecting to the petitioner's contention that one should go only by the same rank and not the same length of service and still grant or extend OROP benefits, Center has said that the same is unsustainable on facts and law.