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Government of India
Ministry of Defence
18-December-2013 17:10 IST
Implementation of Supreme Court Judgement on Rank Pay
Case
In compliance of the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated
04.09.2012 which dealt with the rank pay matter, the Government has issued an
order on 27.12.2012 for implementing the order of the Hon’ble Supreme
Court.
2840 serving officers and 33814 retired
officers of the Army, Navy and Air Force have been paid a total amount of
Rs.347 crores as their admissible dues. Additionally, Pension Payment Orders
(PPOs) in respect of 12129 Army officers, 2187 Navy officers and 5557 Air Force
officers have been revised.
However, the Armed Forces have raised certain issues
regarding interpretation of the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court which are
under examination. This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK
Antony in a written reply to Dr. T.N. Seema in Rajya Sabha today.
Source: PIB News
