Supreme Court pulls up Defence Ministry for delaying payment of OROP arrears to retired army personnel

The Court ordered the Secretary of Defence Ministry to file a personal affidavit explaining why a unilateral direction was passed by the Ministry contrary to the directions of the apex court.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday took exception to the decision by the Ministry of Defence in unilaterally extending the deadline for payment of arrears to retired armed forces personnel under the One Rank One Pension Scheme (OROP) contrary to the top court's order.

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