Morning brief: Govt moves to clear pending OROP payments after SC rap
1 year, 9 months ago

Morning brief: Govt moves to clear pending OROP payments after SC rap

Hindustan Times  

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Following the top court’s observations, the defence ministry on Monday instructed the Controller General Defence Accounts to release all OROP arrears in a single instalment, a government spokesperson said. Govt moves to clear pending OROP payments after Supreme Court rap The Supreme Court on Monday reproached the Union government for delaying payments to around 1.6 million army pensioners under the one rank, one pension scheme, observing that the armed forces are not expected to go against the rule of law. Watch Akshay Kumar and his entourage including Mouni Roy, Disha Patani and Sonam Bajwa left for the US late Monday night for The Entertainers tour. Here's what it costs Actor Priyanka Chopra, the cast and the makers of the upcoming Amazon Prime web series Citadel released the teaser of the action-packed entertainer online.

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SC refuses to accept Centre’s sealed cover note over OROP arrears
1 year, 9 months ago

SC refuses to accept Centre’s sealed cover note over OROP arrears

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to accept the Centre's sealed cover note about its views on the payment of One Rank One Pension arrears to ex-service personnel. “We need to put an end to this sealed cover practice in the Supreme Court. The top court, on March 13, came down heavily on the government for "unilaterally" deciding to pay …

‘Ex-Army Personnel Must Get Paid’: SC Expresses Concerns Over Pension Dues Under OROP Scheme
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Ex-Army Personnel Must Get Paid’: SC Expresses Concerns Over Pension Dues Under OROP Scheme

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concerns over non-payment of pensions to personnel from the armed forces. The Supreme Court said the Ministry of Defence cannot take law in its own hands by issuing communication on payment of One Rank-One Pension arrears in four installments. The top court asked the Defence Ministry to withdraw its January 20 communication in connection …

Govt to clear OROP arrears to ex-servicemen in single installment by March 15 after SC rap
1 year, 9 months ago

Govt to clear OROP arrears to ex-servicemen in single installment by March 15 after SC rap

India TV News  

After Supreme Court's rap to defence ministry over delayed OROP payments, the government has instructed Controller General Defence Accounts to release all the pending OROP arrears in one single installement to the ex-servicemen by March 15. The ministry had earlier decided to clear pending arrears of OROP to eligible pensioners in four yearly installments which was challenged by a group …

Supreme Court pulls up Defence Ministry over delay in payment of OROP scheme arrears
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court pulls up Defence Ministry over delay in payment of OROP scheme arrears

India Today  

Coming down heavily on the Ministry of Defence over its January 20 communication regarding payment of arrears of the One Rank One Pension scheme in installments to pensioners of the armed forces, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Secretary to the pension scheme of the Ministry of Defence to file a personal affidavit explaining the position. READ | Supreme …

OROP: Supreme Court grants Centre time till March 15 to pay arrears
1 year, 11 months ago

OROP: Supreme Court grants Centre time till March 15 to pay arrears

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Centre time till March 15 to comply with its judgment last year, upholding One Rank-One Pension scheme for the Armed Forces after the government informed that it has already tabulated the pension for 25 lakh ex-service personnel. The judgment dealt with the petition complaining that pensioners of the same rank, who were, according …

Supreme Court grants Centre time till December to implement OROP
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court grants Centre time till December to implement OROP

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Centre time till December to implement the one rank one pension scheme after being told by the government that re-fixation of pension is a “time consuming” process. The Supreme Court gave the Centre three more months, noting that it had made some progress since March 16 when it passed the OROP …

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