The top court has accepted sealed covers submitted by the Narendra Modi government in several important cases such as Bhima Koregaon, Electoral Bonds, the Rafale deal and the Ayodhya title dispute. But it refused to do so in the matter of the One Rank One Pension case, saying, it will be used “only when it is about a source or endangering someone's life.”
On March 13, the Supreme Court asked the Ministry of Defence to come up with a roadmap for the payment of arrears under the OROP scheme by next week, and also told the Ministry that it cannot take law in its own hands by issuing communication on payment of arrears in four instalments. We Need To End Sealed Cover Note Practice in Supreme Court , Says CJI DY Chandrachud During Hearing in One Rank One Pension Arrears Case.
The Supreme Court on Monday noted that Centre is facing difficulties in clearing the pension arrears of retired defence personnel under One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme in one go, but emphasised that it is duty-bound to comply with its 2022 .
The Supreme Court on Monday noted that Centre is facing difficulties in clearing the pension arrears of retired defence personnel under One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme in one go, but emphasised that it is duty-bound to comply with its 2022 judgment on the payment of arrears and asked it to pay dues for 2019-2022, amounting to nearly Rs 28,000 crore, by February 28 next year.
The court also requested that the defence ministry immediately remove its communication, noting that more than 4 lakh pensioners have passed away since the OROP litigation began in 2016.