Friday, December 28, 2012

ARMED FORCES / VETERANS HARMED AGAIN


BUBBLE BURSTS: ARMED FORCES / VETERANS HARMED AGAIN

The relief given by the Hon.ble Supreme Court vide its order of 04 Sept 2012 in the famous IV CPC Rank Pay Case seems to have been undone by the MoD in its implementation order of 27 Dec 2012. A disappointing closing to the year 2012. The seven page order is yet to sink in but exhibits the We v/s They openly.

Salient and relevant paras / extracts follow:

Para 6.            The sanction of the Govt is hereby communicated to modify the provisions contained in para 6 (a) (ii) of SAI of 26/5/87, and corresponding instrs in case of Navy and Air Force bearing no 1/S/87 dt 11/6/87 and 26/5/87 resp, in so far as it relates to deduction of Rank Pay, which has been reproduced in para 1 above, and to refix the initial pay of the concerned officers of the Army, Navy, and Air Force in the revised scale (integrated scale) as on 1/1/86 as per para 6 of those instrs without deduction of Rank Pay appropriate to the rank held by the officer on 1/1/86 from the amount as worked out under para 6 (a)(i) thereof.

Para 7. Except to the extent of modification of the provision contained in para 6 (a)(ii) of the aforesaid Army Instrs and corres…………….., relating to deduction of Rank Pay in terms of these orders,….in all other aspects there shall be no change in the provisions of the aforesaid SAI/NAI……

Para 8. …..It is clarified there shall be no change in respect of SAI’s for implementation of the recommendations of the V, VI CPC resp, except to the extent of the need for refixation of pay as on 1/1/96 and 1/1/2006, necessitated due to refixation of pay as on 1/1/86 in terms of these orders.

Para 9. DA, Interim Relief, Dearness Pay, and NPA in respect of AMC/ADC/RVC officers will be revised.

Para 10. Pensionary benefits due to the refixation of pay as above, if any, will be admissible as per rules on the subject. Fresh LPC cum Data Sheet for this purpose will be issued. PPO revising the pension will be issued to all the concerned.

Para 11. As directed………..interest @ 6% per annum on the arrears will be paid with effect from 1/1/2006.

Para 12. Undertaking as per Appx A in case of excess payment by offrs.

Para 15…….The payment will be made directly by PCDAO/AFCAO/Naval Pay Office.

Sd/- Praveen Kumar Director (AG.1)