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UPDATE: OROP CASE

OROP case was listed in Supreme court #4 on 30 Nov 2021, today, in court of HMJ Dr YV Chandrachud, HMJ AS Bopanna and HMJ Vikram Nath. OROP case was listed at no 7. It was physical hearing. In view of Covid 19 precautions nobody other than lawyers of petitioners and GOI were permitted.

IESM was represented by:

Mr Hujefa Ahmadi Sr lawyer

Mr Balaji Srinivasan AOR

Mr Arunava Mukherjee

Mr Rohan Sharma

In attendance on virual link:

Maj Gen Satbir Singh

Gp Capt VK Gandhi

MOD was represented by:

N Venkataraman ASG

Mr Akshay Amritanshu

Case could be listed on 30 Nov 2021 after lot of liaisoning with Registrar of Supreme Court and court master.

OROP was called at 12.10 noon. Justice Chandrachud expressed that court was ready to hear the case to its conclusion.

GOI lawyer Mr Akshay Amritanjan expressed that Mr N Venkataraman is busy in some other court and hence is not available to argue at this time. Justice Chandrachud expressed that Mr Akshay could start arguments and ASG could join. Mr Akshay confirmed it will be difficult for ASG to join. On hearing this Honourable Justice enquired if ASG could attend at 2.30 in afternoon.

Mr Akshay confirmed even this may be difficult. Justice Dr Chandrachud then confirmed that OROP is very important issue and needed to be heard in detail. Honourable judge confirmed that ASG is arguing another matter in-front of this bench on Thursday and we will hear OROP before other case on Thursday, 2 Dec 2021.

Our lawyers impressed on HMJ that this is a case involving ex-servicemen and families and we request that high priority be give to this case. He further confirmed that he has other case listed for Thursday but will attend OROP first and accepted Thursday for OROP.

Gp Capt VK Gandhi

Vice Chairman IESM

30 Nov 2021