Supreme Court's Ultimatum to Centre on OROP Pension Anomaly

The Supreme Court criticized the Centre for its inaction regarding the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme anomalies affecting retired regular Army captains. The court imposed a Rs 2 lakh fine and set a deadline of November 14 for resolution. Failure to comply may lead to a 10% pension increase.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticized the Centre for years of inaction concerning the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for retired Army captains, imposing a Rs 2 lakh fine.

Justices Sanjiv Khanna and R Mahadevan expressed frustration over the government's delay and set a final deadline of November 14 to resolve the pension anomalies. The court stipulated that failure to take action would result in a 10% pension increase for the affected officers.

Aishwarya Bhatti, representing the Centre, acknowledged six anomalies pointed out by the Armed Forces Tribunal's Kochi bench and requested additional time. The Supreme Court had previously noted similar delays in a July order.