However, the Supreme Court said that the pending rescheduling process of OROP should be started from July 1, 2019 and the dues should be paid in three months.
OROP is short for "One Rank One Pension", which aims at pension uniformity for armed forces personnel retiring at the same rank with the same length of service.
The Congress on Wednesday accused the Centre of not presenting full facts before the Supreme Court in the case concerning One Rank, One Pension (OROP) and said the BJP-led had refused to implement the order issued by Congress-led UPA government in 2014.
The Congress on Wednesday said the Supreme Court's decision rejecting ex-servicemen's demand for "One Rank, One Pension" was "not proper" and accused the Centre of not presenting full facts before the court. Congress general secretary and the chief spokesperson of the party Randeep Surjewala said by denying "One Rank, One Pension", the BJP government has betrayed the interests