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
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