PENSION REVISION CASE - UPDATE ON 11-12-2025
Our Advocate has shared the following brief update from today’s hearing:
When the matters were first called, our Advocate, Mr. Ghose, mentioned the issue to the Bench and requested that the cases be taken up.
Counsel for the UoI was not present at that time, and a passover was sought.
After the passover, Counsel for the UoI requested that the matters be heard after lunch, but the Court declined due to other time-bound matters.
Our Advocate then asked for the earliest possible date and a fixed time for hearing.
The Hon’ble Court has now posted the matters for hearing on 6th January at 2:30 PM.
PARLIAMENT QUESTION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 8TH PAY COMMISSION
Unstarred Question in Rajya Sabha on VACANCIES IN CGHS DISPENSARIES
Nizamabad district Conference on 07-12-2025
The biennial conference of the Nizamabad District Association was held today, i.e., 07-12-2025, under the presidentship of Com. G. Panchakshari, Vice President of the Association. The meeting was well attended.
The Circle Secretary also attended the conference. Leaders of the Central Government Pensioners’ Coordination Committee were present.
Com. D. Gangadhar, Com. Sk. Mastan Vali, and Com. S. A. Rahaman were unanimously elected as President, District Secretary, and Treasurer, respectively.
AIBSNLPWA Requests Amendment of VIII CPC ToR and Withdrawal of Part IV of Finance Act 2025
AIBSNLPWA has submitted a representation to the Hon’ble Prime Minister seeking amendment of the VIII CPC ToR and withdrawal of Part IV of the Finance Act 2025.
Click here for Letter https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RJ1I-QdFt8CPf5I16zsxP36Jqufk-wQL/view?usp=sharing
AIBSNLPWA LEADERS MET HON'BLE FM AT VIJAYAWADA ON 27-11-2025
Com. R. S. N. Murty , CHQ Vice President, and Com. V R K Sharma from Visakhapatnam met our Hon’ble Union Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, and submitted a detailed representation on Inclusion of pension Revision in TOR to 8th CPC .
As you are aware, the matter was listed today on 27-11-2025 for the Government of India to inform the Court about whether it is agreeable to grant revision of pension to combined service optee pensioners of BSNL by multiplication of existing pension by 2.57 as was done for Central Government employees by the 7th CPC.
When the matter was called out, the Government informed the Court that it cannot grant revision of pension by applying the multiplication factor of 2.57. The Government is adamant on its stand that till PRC recommends an increase in pay for BSNL, the Government of India shall not revise pension of retired employees of BSNL.
In view of the Government’s stand, the Court will have to finally hear the matter and pass a judgment either allowing or dismissing the writ petition. Since it has already heard the matter in part on the last date, it decided to keep the matter for hearing at the end of its board today.
Unfortunately, the matter couldn’t be taken up at the end of the board because of paucity of time. However, we mentioned the matter and the Court agreed to give a short date ie 11.12.2025.
Next date of hearing is 11th Dec, 2025.
The District Conference of Vijayapura was held on 26-11-2025 at Indi Road, presided over by Com. S. P. Bellubbi. Com. S. L. Kulkarni (Secretary) presented the activity report, and Com. S. L. Hiremath (Treasurer) submitted the accounts; both were approved unanimously.
Hon’ble MP Sri Ramesh Jigajinni graced the conference and addressed the members.
In his speech, GS Com. V. Vara Prasad briefed the House on the Pending Pension Revision case in the High Court, the adverse impact of the Validation Act, and the need to amend the 8th CPC Terms of Reference to include the Pension Revision issue. The MP assured full cooperation on these matters.
Leaders Com. P. Gangadhara Rao, Com. G. Babu, Com. Vijaya Kumar Mandi, Com. Virupakshaiah, and others greeted and addressed the conference.
The existing team—Com. S. P. Bellubbi (President), Com. S. L. Kulkarni (Secretary), and Com. S. L. Hiremath (Treasurer)—were re-elected unanimously.
Uttra Khand circle conference was held at Dehradun on 22-11-2025.Necessity of this conference was long awaited to reorganise this circle. Com J S Dahiya AGS , Kailash Gautam C S U P (W) and Rakesh Chandra Circle cashier of U P (W) were present at the occassion.
Following were elected unanimously:-
Circle President..Com G S Sobti
Circle Secretary..Com K P Singh
Circle cashier..Bhagwan Das
Letter addressed to Chairman CBDT seeking a common order regarding exemption on ex-gratia paid to VRS 2009 retirees.
CBDT may kindly issue a uniform instruction to all field formations clarifying that the ex-gratia under the BSNL VRS-2019 scheme is fully exempt under Section 10(10B). Authorities may also be directed to allow this exemption automatically and grant refunds without pushing senior citizen retirees into unnecessary appeals.
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