Defence pensioners will also get arrears as the government will revise all scales with effect from 2019. The revision had been held up since the last three years as a group of ex-servicemen had moved the Supreme Court, demanding changes in the 'One Rank One Pension' scheme. In a ruling in March, the Supreme Court had rejected the changes sought and upheld the government's view that all pension scales will be revised once in five years, against the demand of petitioners for an annual increment.
