21 March,2023 07:22 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
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The Supreme Court on Monday said the Centre is duty-bound to comply with its 2022 order on the payment of One Rank One Pension arrears to ex-service personnel, and asked it to pay dues for 2019-2022 worth Rs 28,000 crore to them by February 28 next year.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and comprising justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala provided a time schedule to the Ministry of Defence to pay the arrears to different groups of pensioners.
The bench was hearing the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement's plea over payment of OROP dues. The SC, on March 13, rapped the government for deciding "unilaterally" to pay OROP dues in four instalments.
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking framing of norms for registration of every live-in relationship with the Centre and termed it a "hare-brained" idea. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud asked the counsel for petitioner, lawyer Mamta Rani if she wanted to foster the security of these people or wanted them not to get into live-in relationships. The counsel replied that it was for couples' social security.
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"What does the Centre have to do with registration of live-in relationships? What kind of hare-brained idea is this? It is high time this court start imposing cost on petitioners who file such PILs. Dismissed," the bench also comprising Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala said. The PIL cited increase in crimes like rape and murder allegedly committed by live-in partners. It referred to the recent killing of Shraddha Walkar allegedly by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala.
April 30, 2023: Payment to six lakh family pensioners and gallantry award winners
June 30: Payment, in one or more instalments, to four-five lakh retired servicemen aged 70 years and above
February 28, 2024: Payment in three equal instalments to 10-11 lakh remaining pensioners
Feb 28
Day in 2024 by when all dues must be paid
