Former Pensions Dept. Chief files petition seeking Pensioners’ Rights

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At least 95 pensioners, including a former Director General of the Department of Pensions today filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal challenging Government's decision to suspend the increments for pensioners from January this year.

Former Director General of the Department of Pensions K.A. Thilakarathne and 94 others filed this petition naming Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Cabinet of Ministers as respondents.

The petitioners are seeking an Interim Order quashing the decision to suspend the operation of Public Administration Circular N.35/2019 dated 10:12:2019.

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Govt. servant Wednesday, 01 July 2020 03:05 PM

Do pensioners get increments ?

Kapila Senaratne Wednesday, 01 July 2020 06:40 PM

Absolutely, pertaining to the Cost of living indexes. Should be if not.

Paul Wednesday, 01 July 2020 08:32 PM

Some pensioners have got this increment but others have been deprived that benifit due to the fault of present and previous governments. DGP has filed this case because he has been effected. I am a state bank pensioner but I write this because all of are pensioners be they government pensioners or bank pensioners.

cineha Wednesday, 01 July 2020 08:52 PM

Great news.Great effort. These politicians enjoying all the perks at public expenses nullifying the petty allowances given to pensioner much be check mated.

Ups Wednesday, 01 July 2020 08:56 PM

Stop pension for MPs, its daylight plunder of tax money,its bribe,

Samson Wednesday, 01 July 2020 09:33 PM

These increases have been given to a few and denied to some for no reason. These pensions are hard earned not like what is available to the uneducated who have only served themselves.

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