SC Favours One Rank One Pension: Read Judgment in Brief Amaresh Patel LANDMARK JUDGMENT Wed, Jul 03, 2019, at ,10:29 AM Title of the Case – SC Favours One Rank One Pension Name of the case – Indian Ex Servicemen Movement & Ors v. Union of India & Ors, W.P. (Civil) No. 419/2016 Date of Judgment – 1st May, 2019 Judges: Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Hemant Gupta Subject and sections involved – One Rank One Pension Issue: A Request for an appropriate order for One Rank, One Pension Fact of the Case: The recommendation of the Koshyari Committee for the grant of One Rank One Pension1 was endorsed by the Budgetary Speech 1 “ OROP” of the Finance Minister on 17 February 2014 and by the Minister of Defence on 26 February 2014, following which the Controller General of Defence Accounts was directed to work out modalities. This was further re-affirmed on 10 July 2014 by the Finance Minister and on 2 December 2014 by the Minister of State for Defence. However, the Union government, on 7 November 2015, while implementing OROP adopted a modified definition of the expression under which the gap between the rates of pension of current and past pensioners would be bridged at “periodic intervals”. Ratio of the case - The apex court observed, “At this stage, we are of the considered view that it would be appropriate if the Union government scrutinizes the grievances which are placed before the Court in the above note. It would be appropriate and in the interest of justice if these concerns, which have been expressed on behalf of personnel, who have served the nation as members of the Armed Forces of the Union before retirement, are duly considered by the Union government at an appropriate level. We would expect the government to seriously consider the grievances and to determine whether and, if so, to what extent, justice can be provided for the satisfaction of all concerned. “