National Workshop on Pension Litigation convened on 02nd July 2025: Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare O.M. dated 08.08.2025
फा.न. 38/01(01)/2025-P&PW (A) (10871)
भारत सरकार Government of India
कार्मिक, लोक शिकायत और पेंशन मंत्रालय Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
पेंशन और पेंशनभोगी कल्याण विभाग Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
लोक नायक भवन 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
खान मार्केट नई दिल्ली Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003
दिनांक Dated: 08 August 2025
कार्यालय ज्ञापन
विषय: National Workshop on Pension Litigation convened on 02nd July 2025 — reg.
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare has convened a National Workshop on Pension Litigation on July 02, 2025 with focus on improving Pension litigation strategy/skills and greater coordination amongst all stakeholders. The Workshop was attended by Nodal Officers and Panel Lawyers of all Ministries/Departments including Legal Experts. The workshop also envisaged the pursuance of Department of Legal Affairs’ Directive dated 04.04.2025 for Effective and Efficient Management of Litigation by Government of India.
2. In this connection, please find enclosed herewith following documents for information pl:-
i. Proceedings Report of the Workshop.
ii. Compendium of Case Studies on Pension Litigation.
ii. Flyer on Pension Litigation
3. यह इस विभाग के सक्षम प्राधिकारी के अनुमोदन से जारी किया जाता है।
संलग्न: यथोक्त
(मधु मनकोटिया)
भारत सरकार की अवर सचिव
Tel. No. 24644637
CONTENT
| S.No. | Content | Page No. |
| 1 | Overview | 3 |
| Technical Session – I | ||
| 2 | Presentation by Ld ASG Shri Vikramjit Banerjee | 4 |
| 3 | Presentation by Shri Dhrubajyoti Sengupta, JS(Pension) | 5 |
| 4 | Presenting of Mementos to Panel Speakers | 6 |
| Technical Session – II | ||
| 5 | Presentation by Dr. Chhabilendra Roul, Hon’ble Member CAT, PB Delhi | 7 |
| 6 | Presentation by Shri T. P. Singh, Sr Central Government Counsel, High Court, Delhi | 8 |
| 7 | Presenting of Mementos to Panel Speakers | 9 |
| Plenary Session – Inauguration by Hon’ble MoS(PP) | 10 | |
| 8 | Address by Shri V.Srinivas, Secretary, Pension | 11 |
| 9 | Address by Dr.Niten Chandra Secretary (Ex-Servicemen Welfare) | 12 |
| 10 | Address by Dr.Anju Rathi Rana, Secretary (Law) | 12 |
| 11 | Address by Shri R Venkataramani, Ld. Attorney General of India | 13 |
| 12 | Release of Compendium of Case Studies on Pension Litigation and Flyer on Pension Litigation, by Hon’ble MoS(PP) | 14 |
| 13 | Address by Hon’ble Minister of State (PP), Dr. Jitendra Singh | 15-16 |
| 14 | Photo Gallery | 17-18 |
OVERVIEW
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW), convened a National Workshop on Pension Litigation on 02nd July 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan (Hall No.5) New Delhi.
The workshop focused on strengthening of Pension litigation management, enhancing coordination amongst all stakeholders and mitigating the pension litigation through legal, administrative and digital reforms.The workshop was attended by around 300 Nodal Officers and Panel Lawyers from all Ministries/Departments handling the pension litigation, including the Law officers. The workshop also envisaged the pursuance of Department of Legal Affairs’ Directive dated 04.04.2025 for Effective and Efficient Management of Litigation by Government of India.
Workshop Sessions:
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Technical Sessions:
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Topics: Pension Case Law and Pension Litigation in CAT
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Panel Speakers included Ld ASG Shri Vikramjit Banerjee, Hon’ble Member CAT Dr. Chhabilendra Roul, and others.
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Plenary Session:
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Graced by Hon’ble MoS(PP), Dr.Jitendra Singh who released the key publications ‘Compendium of Case Studies on Pension Litigation’ and ‘Flyer on Pension Litigation’.
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Various Case Laws & the Root Causes of court cases on Pension matters and measures to redress and reduce pension litigation were discussed by the Panel Speakers. Promoting preventive legal strategies, adoption of mediation and conciliatory mechanisms as viable alternatives to adversarial proceedings in pension litigation were discussed for Welfare of Pensioners.
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