Author: Anand

New Delhi, Feb 27. The Supreme Court on Monday warned the Ministry of Defence of contempt over its recent decision to unilaterally extend the court deadline for payment of OROP dues to ex-servicemen. A top court bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has earlier extended the deadline for payments to all eligible pensioners twice. The last order had extended the time to pay till March 15, 2023. The top court had upheld the OROP scheme of the government in March 2022 and asked the central government to pay up the dues. Two extensions later, the MOD, seems…