Improvement of Disability Pension for pre-06 retirees :Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd

Improvement of Disability Pension for pre-06 retirees :
Orders partly issued-Navdeep
The Govt of India has issued certain orders regarding
disability pension in pursuance to the recommendations
of the Committee of Secretaries headed by the Cabinet
Secretary.The benefit of rounding-off / broad-banding
of disability percentage has now been extended to pre-
1-1-1996invalided personnel also. The provisions of the
earlier Govt of India letter dated 31 Jan 2001 which
provided a cut-off date of 1-1-96 for the said benefit, stand amendedaccordingly.The cap on War Injury Pension
restricting thesame to the maximum of ‘last drawn
emoluments’ for personnel invalided out in Category ‘E’
of the above mentioned letter dated 31 Jan 2001 also stands
removed.The orders on calculating disability element on a
percentage basis have not been issued as yet.The benefit of
rounding-off/broad-banding, like before, has only been
extended to persons who were ‘invalided out’ and not to those
who wereretired / discharged on completion of terms of
engagement or on superannuation. The Hon’ble Punjab
Haryana HighCourt in Paramjit Singh Vs UOI, while differing
with the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Lt Col PK Kapoor Vs UOI,
has already held this action to be arbitrary. Surprisingly,
neither the Petitioner nor the Govt had brought to the notice
of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Col Kapoor’s case that
Regulations now themselves provide that persons in Low
Medical Category at the time of retirement are also ‘deemed’
to be invalided out for the purposes of disability pension.The
different treatment between invalided and superannuating
personnel also seems strange in view of the fact that broad-
banding / rounding-off was introduced to curb medical s
ubjectivity since it was felt that different medical boards were
providing different percentages of disability for similar
ailments. To counter such assessment mistakes, the concept
of broad-banding of disability percentage was introduced.
Keeping this in view, it hardly makes any sense to deny broad-
banding to superannuating personnel while granting it to
invalided personnel since that would amountto saying that
medical subjectivity was only existing in medical boards
examining invalided personnel and notthose which were
examining superannuating personnel. This fact of the reason
behind broad-banding was hiddenfrom the Hon’ble Supreme
Court in Kapoor’s case and hence the judgement has no
binding effect on courts inferior being a judgement sub-
silentio. In fact, the judgement was rendered on the incorrect
statement of the Union of Indiathat broad-banding was
granted as a compensation to invalided personnel, a fact
that was sadly not countered by the Petitioner who was
appearing in person.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
Mob.098554-09128,Tele-fax 0175-5000896

Land ScamAntony orders court martial of Lt GenAjay BanerjeeTribune:Veteran Prabhjot Singh PLS Retd.

Land ScamAntony orders court martial of

Lt GenAjay BanerjeeTribune News Service
New Delhi, January 27Virtually cracking the whip and

differing from the opinion of the Indian Army chief,

Defence Minister AK Antony today recommended that

court martial proceedings be initiated against military

secretary Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash.
Army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor had recommended only

a milder “administrative action” against Lt Gen

Prakash and two others, Lt Gen Ramesh Halgali and

Major-Gen P Sen, while he okayed disciplinary

proceedings against Lt Gen PK Rath in what is now

known as the “Darjeeling land scam”. Administrative

action is a mild reprimand when compared with

disciplinary proceedings, which can lead up to a court

martial.
The advice of the Defence Minister had reached the

Army chief this evening, sources said while confirming

the developments. Such an advice coming from the

Defence Minister was unprecedented. The onus is now on

the Army chief to take action. Sources said the Army

chief is “unlikely to differ on the Defence Minister’s advice”

and it was likely that General Prakash will not escape

unscathed.
Last week, Adjutant-General Lt Gen Mukesh Sabharwal

acting on the advice of the Army chief issued notices for

taking administrative action against Military Secretary

General Prakash and others. General Prakash, who is to

retire on January 31, has replied to the notice, sources

said today.
Last week, Antony had questioned the Army chief as to why

different yardsticks were applied in deciding the nature

of action against four senior Generals. The court of inquiry

ordered by the Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen VK Singh

had indicted two officers, including General Prakash, for

their role in issuing a no-objection certificate to a private

establishment that falsely claimed to be establishing an

affiliate of the well known Ajmer-based Mayo College on

land adjacent to the Sukna military station in Darjeeling

district.
On Saturday, General Kapoor had explained to the defence

ministry why he wanted only an administrative action

against Prakash while the COI ordered by General VK Singh

had wanted General Prakash be sacked. The Army chief ’s

ruling given on January 11 was in contrast to the

recommendation of the COI and that had prompted Antony

to seek a reply.
The Defence Minister had reportedly asked General Kapoor

as to what was the basis to take disciplinary action against

only one of the four senior Generals who were facing a probe.
Lt Gen Rath, is his earlier capacity as commander of the 33

corps at Darjeeling, had a major role in of signing of a

memorandum of understanding with a private realtor for a

70-acre plot adjacent to the military station near Darjeeling.

Rath during the court of inquiry had blamed the military

secretary for putting pressure on him to allow the MoU.

Veteran Prbahjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

Mob:098554-09128 Telefax:0175-5000896.

Chatwal (Chhatwal) among Padma Bhushan Awardees: Vet. Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

S. Sant Singh Chatwal (Chhatwal) honoured with
Padma Bhushan Award
S. Sant Singh Chatwal (Chhatwal) is an Ex-Naval Trainee
Pilot and a distant relative of Vet. Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal.
Clean chit to Chatwal : Tribune News Service.
New Delhi, January 27Just a day after a controversy erupted
over conferring the Padma Bhushan award on New York
based NRI Sant Singh Chatwal, the government today
came out in strong defence and clarified that he had
been discharged by a court in Mumbai and there was
nothing adverse on record against him.
The government specified the role of Chatwal in the
Indo-US nuclear deal saying he was actively involved
in securing support for the nuclear deal among the
members of the Congress of the United States. It also
referred to him as “tireless advocate” of India’s
interests in the US.
Referring to the allegations of financial irregularities
against him, the government clarified that between
1992 and 1994, the CBI had registered five cases
against him and some bank officials for conniving
with the intention of defrauding the Bank of Baroda
and Bank of India. Three of these cases were closed
by the CBI itself while in the remaining two cases,
the Court discharged Chatwal.
The “Padma Awards” are conferred only after
consideration in terms of the guidelines regulating
the award and after observance of established and
elaborate procedures. A ‘due diligence’ exercise is
undertaken in respect of each awardee in consultation
with appropriate agencies before announcement of
the award, Onkar Kedia, the ministry spokesperson
said. No award is conferred except on the
recommendation of the Awards Committee,
constituted for the purpose and after the ‘due
diligence’ has been done, he added.
Chatwal was among the 43 people chosen by the
government for the prestigious Padma Bhushan on
the eve of the Republic Day earlier this week. The
decision sparked off a controversy with the BJP
objecting to the move because of the CBI cases
against him.
The Ministry said Chatwal was a Trustee of the
William J Clinton Foundation, which focuses on
issues such as health care, climate change and
economic empowerment of the underprivileged in
the world community. He made frequent trips to India
to provide relief to victims of tsunami and AIDS. He
is also a prominent leader of the Indian-American
community, it said.
Veteran Prbahjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
Mob:098554-09128 Telefax:0175-5000896.

Baba Mehar Singh has left for heavenly abode:Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

Dear Veterans,
Regards.It is,in fact,very sad to inform you all that one
our veterans,Sgt Mehar Singh ,fondly addressed as Baba
Mehar Singh by his mates,has left for heavenly abode,
yesterday .He retired from Air Force, longback, in early
seventees and then served as Maintenance Engineer in
Aircrafts workshop at Patiala for about a decade.He was
presently re-employed as Director of a privately managed,
Air Crafts Maintenance College in Indore (MP).He was an
active worker of our organisation. Baba has left behind
( his ) widow,one son and two daughters.Hischildren are
married and well settled.Baba was a jovial person and
never seen in pensive mood.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
Mob.098554-09128,Tele-Fax 0175-5000896.

Link of Sainik-Rest-Houses in All Over India: Vet. Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

Dear Veteran,
Regards. Find below the Link of Sainik-Rest-Houses
in All Over India for your information.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/25674535/Sainik-Rest-Houses

Letter to Director (Pension/ Policy), S. Harbans Singh: Vet. Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

Dear Veterans,

Regards.

Find above a letter faxed to Director(Pension / Policy),

S. Harbans Singh byEx Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen

Association,# 3- Guru Ram Dass Nagar, Patiala.

Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

Mob: 98554-09128 Telefax: 0175-5000896

ISSUE OF FULL LIQUOR QUOTA ON PRODUCING SMART CARD BY QMG's Br. :Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

ISSUE OF FULL LIQUOR QUOTA ON PRODUCING
SMART CARD :by QMG's Br
Tele 23092347: Army Hadquarters,
Quartermaster General’s Branch,
Dy Dte Gen Canteen Services,
New Delhi-11000131
Mar 2006No. 96301/Q/DDGCS
HeadquartersHQ Southern Command/Q (Ops)
HQ Eastern Command/Q (Ops)
HQ Western Command/Q (Ops)
HQ Central'Command/Q (Ops)
HQ Northern Command/Q (Ops)HQ South Western Command/Q (Ops)
Army Training Command/Q (Ops)
HQ Andaman & Nicobar Command/Q
Air Headquarters (Dte of Org)
Naval Headquarters (DPS)
Coast Guard Headquarters
SUB : ISSUE OF FULL LIQUOR QUOTA ON PRODUCING
SMART CARD FROM ANY CANTEEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY
1. This HQ is receiving complaints from various quarters stating that some
of the URCs are not giving full quota of liquor as authorized to an individual
on smart card.Also it has been intimated by troops that URCs are not giving
liquor on the smart card when they go on leave / temporary duty. It is
reiterated that all personnel of armed forces are authorized to draw their
full liquor quota from any URC in the country on producing the smart Card.
2. This is a facility extended to all ranks of Armed Forces. No URC will deny
this facility to anyauthorized customer. Necessary action may be initiated
against the defaulting URCs in future.
3. Naval HQs have intimated that dependent members of their family are
not being given canteenstores without smart card, as already informed,
Naval HQs is in the process of implementation of CIMS, till such time
canteen facilities may not be denied to them.
4. HQ commands are requested to issue necessary instructions to call
concernedon the above issues.
5. Naval HQs only. This disposes off your query on the subject.
(R S Khatri)Lt Col.
Jt Dir CS
Copy to :- DGNCC ]- DGBR ]- DG Assam Rifles ] For information please-
CSD HO, Mumbai ]-
Army HQ Canteen ‘Q’ Block