EC-2

Dear Veterans
    The EC-2 passed out of  I M A on 27 Sept 1963. As per tradition
after 50 years of commission there is a get-together at The Academy
   I am from this course and would like to know who else is there,
also as this event has to be managed by the Course themselves any one
from Dhera-Dun would be an additional help
   I would also request any Veteran who knows any other Site which is
frequented by  Ex-officers to post this message there
    col jbs mehta SM,VSM  (  J. B. S Mehta jbs349@yahoo.co.in  )
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AGM: RDOA:17 JUNE 2012

RETIRED DEFENCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (RDOA)

ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING 17 JUNE 2012

1. The Annual General Body Meeting of Retired Defence Officers Association (RDOA) was held on 17 Jun 2012 from 1130hrs onwards at DSOI Dhaula Kuan New Delhi.

2. The General Body unanimously decided to contribute an additional amount of Rs 1000/-(One thousand only) per member to meet the expenses of Senior Advocate fees in the Rank Pay Case (IV CPC) awaiting final disposal in the Supreme Court.

3. It was also accepted that if a member wished to contribute more he was most welcomed to do so.

4. The minutes of the last AGM held in Apr 2010 and balance sheet for the period 01 Apr 2010 to 31 Mar 2012 was passed.

5. An interactive session was held between the members and Senior Advocate Gp Capt KS Bhati handling the rank pay case in the Supreme Court. All legal doubts of the members relating to the case were clarified.

6. Members are requested to send their additional contributions of Rs 1000/- at the address given below earliest. Draft/Cheque at par be drawn in the name of 'Retired Defence Officers Association' payable at New Delhi. Kindly write your rank and name on the reverse of the cheque/draft. If there is change in your mobile/email id kindly notify the same for updating our records.

7. Detailed Minutes of the AGM will be posted at a later date on the website with a notification on rdoaindia.blogspot.com

NOTE: KINDLY SEND ADDL CONTRIBUTION AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN BELOW

COL BK SHARMA, G 203, PLOT NO 18, GREEN VALLEY APPTS

SECTOR 22, DWARKA NEW DELHI 110077

SECY GENERAL RDOA

ANTI VETERAN SENTIMENTS BY MoD

OPEN DEFIANCE OF DIRECTIONS OF RAKSHA MANTRI BY OFFICIALS OF MOD

It’s well known that disabled soldiers are not getting the respect that they deserve from the officialdom.

The enclosed letter on a subject which affects more than 80% of disabled personnel would show that Shri Antony is not practically in saddle of the Defence Ministry and that the Ministry is deriving sadistic pleasure out of the miseries of defence personnel in general and disabled in particular. The value ascribed by the Defence Ministry to Antony’s word becomes clear as a crystal from the enclosure.

In this matter, clear cut directions of the Raksha Mantri, who is personally monitoring the issue, have been flouted, contravened and annihilated by the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare of the Ministry and its lawyers, all of whom have misguided the Supreme Court on an issue in which the RM himself had passed directions that such cases in Courts be put on hold till he took a final call.

The Retired Defence Officers’ Association (RDOA) has officially written a detailed note on the subject to the RM as well as the Law Minister.

One wonders who rules the roost when nobody in the entire system is even amenable to the directions of the highest political executive in the Ministry!

As on date, most of the litigation by the Union of India in the Supreme Court is directed towards disability pension cases involving disabled defence personnel, and govt lawyers are reluctant to let go since they earn out of this morbid vicious cycle.

Letter to Raksha Mantri