Lt Cols- The legal Option

Since things are not likely to change for the better for the Lt Cols, we must consider the legal option on priority. It can be safely assumed that about 3000 serving Lt Cols have seriously felt aggrieved due to non placement in PB-4. Another 2000 recently retired officers also would be embittered as their pension has been seriously affected. In addition a few, well meaning senior officers can also be expected to support the cause.
It is proposed that all officers (as above) contribute Rs 1000/- each to a central kitty. We develop a corpus of Rs 50,00,000. Now we file a petition to stay the implementation of 6CPC across the board, till the anomaly is sorted out in favour of Lt Cols.
The petition will be filed simultaneously in all high courts and even if one high court (there should be more) rules in our favor, then we can position our case in detail to the court and defend it in the supreme court.
Since the petition cannot be filed collectively being from the armed forces, the cases will be filed in individual capacity. For the initial stay petition, upto Rs 1,25,000 can be provided for the petitioner at each of 25 High Courts to avail a top advocate and his expenses
The balance amount of Rs 12,50,000 maybe spent for media education and the like.

Some of us may feel that our case is not strong. That is incorrect.
Our basic premise is that a Lieut has a starting pay which is higher than any other Class A officer starting off (Incl IAS). Also, the pay at the apex level, ie the Chiefs v/s the cabinet secretary, is also equal. Furter there is no rank pay for the lieut or the Chiefs and hence any dispute involving rank pay is infructuous. In view of the above, the pay for army officer having put in equal duration of service, should be higher than any other deptt's officer.
If the govt somehow feels that the other depatments have to work harder and thus justify that their pay is higher than the armed forces, then there should be more attrition and scatter in these departments and promotions sould be simpler in the army. But since it is not so, thus proves the fallacy of this befief on govt's end.

The courts are our only option. The time is of essence here.