Press Release: Maj Dhanapalan's Pension Case

The Defence Fourth Pay Commission SCAM
On 8th Mar 2010 the Hon'ble Supreme court blew the lid of a scam by Babus wherein the Soldiers of the Union of India were fraudulently deprived of their earnings and status by the Babus. After 24 years, the rank pay of the Service officer was justly construed while the Babus tried to convolute the substance with devious intent.
What is the definition of a scam?
Noun: A fraudulent business scheme, and,
Verb: Deprive of or by deceit.
So, what the Babus have done is "carried out a fraudulent business wherein the Armed Forces of India have been deprived of their rightful earnings by deceit". This is their functional hallmark. Also, mark the words 'rightful'. For the Soldier these are his only earnings unlike the Indian Babu since in Babudom, corruption is a rule whereas it is an exception in the Services.
After having betrayed the Soldier they proceeded to vilification by making the Armed forces go to the Court for redressal. Even there they attempted chicanery by counter petitions to delay and harass. Our Politicians abetted this vile act while they muzzled the media for some paltry tidbits of TRP.
What has the soldier lost? Pay & allowances and rightful status in the Govt hierarchy which was unsettled by the wrong fixation of Basic pay in the 4th Pay commission and subsequent pay commissions.
The Personnel Directorates of the Three Service HQs should approach the PMOs office to carry out an investigation to fix who or which cadre/ group was responsible for this malicious faux pas. The Service Chiefs owe this to their comrades in arms. The Cabinet Secretary is incapable of such an investigation and his intent was demonstrated in the report of the Committee of Secretaries. In fact the Babus even let down the office of the PM and for the first time in Indian History the PM was accused of 'Parliamentary impropriety', thanks to prevarication by the Babus. Even if the Babus responsible have retired they should be punished for such tasteless Babugiri - the crass IAS version of low down officialdom.
How will the MoD compensate the degradation of the Service officer who has been forced to serve under an officer who should have been placed in a grade below him but was placed in a grade above because of bureaucratic guile?
Will the Babus get back to their Machiavellian stunts, or, for a change will the PM have the gumption to over ride the Babus and display his sagacity in ensuring speedy and rightful justice for the soldier? Maybe he can muster the courage after the soldiers deposited their medals with the President on 14 Mar 2010 or subsequently.