This is a prime example of how certain things can only happen in a government undertaking.
The Department of Posts is prepared to spend thousands of rupees on expensive litigation in the High Court to prevent a 75-year-old pensioner from getting an additional benefit of Rs 2 as part of his pension.
A former employee of the Department of Posts, Vinayak Wasudeo Mohril, won the raise through a litigation and will now have to fight to keep it.
Mohril retired after putting in 37 years on October 31, 1989. He was awarded a pension of Rs 1,720 per month worked out on a basic pay of Rs 856 a month. The same was revised to Rs 2,606 from January 1, 1996 as per the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations.
Mohril found a discrepancy in his pension calculations and made several representations to the authorities. The matter later reached the Central Administrative Tribunal where his contention was upheld and the postal department was directed to revise the pension on November 12, 2003.
The revision came to an increase of a mere Rs 2 per month from Rs 2,606 to Rs 2,608. Mohril had