the Appex Court came down heavily on the Ministry of Defence over its order of 20 January 2023 regarding the payment of arrears of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) in installments
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud took exception to the letter issued by the secretary in the ministry and directed him to file a personal affidavit explaining his position
""we are going to take action against him for that January 20 communication. Either withdraw it, or we are going to issue a contempt notice to the Ministry of Defense" -- Judges said