Dear Col Ashok Leekha Sir,
You said the Hon’ble Supreme Court directed the Govt of India to take a decision on the Anomalies of OROP in four months’ time and it is a good news. You are a qualified advocate with tons of law practice after your retirement.
Govt of India has developed the knack of approaching Hon’ble Supreme Court for seeking extension of time till Mar 2024 to get votes of Ex-Servicemen in the general elections of 2024.
When Min of Def went for first extension of time for disbursal of OROP – 2019 arrears, the plea given is “We have all things ready only cabinet approval is required. The papers have gone to Cabinet for approval but the approval is expected any time”.
Now I am told they have gone to Hon’ble Supreme Court saying ” Tables are not ready”. That means they lied to the Supreme Court when they sought first extension of three months time. When everything is ready does it not mean even tables are ready, they know the total cash outgo for disbursal of OROP arrears from Jul 2019 to Dec 2022. Then how is that suddenly they found tables are not ready? I am sure with your legal knowledge you can explain to me this riddle.
When the committee of Jt Secys have not taken decision from 26 Oct 2016 on the report submitted by Justice L Narasimha Reddy on Anomalies of OROP, do you think they will take a decision in next four months. As you know the report of the committee of jt secys has to go before the Cabinet for approval. Will it all be done in next four months. I have no such confidence!
Let us see how many more months extension the Govt of India will now seek?
The question you got to ask is : Does the Govt of India has any intention to remove the anomalies in OROP?

f we have to wait till the 2024
Elections to get OROP and DR arrears, by then how may more ESM and widows would have proceeded to the grand Aramgrah Above.The mighty would have to invent a celestial money- gram to pay them in situ.

warm regards,
Brig CS Vidyasagar (Retd)