GRAMIN BANK PENSIONERS SAMITI Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) In this writ petition filed by the petitioners, following relief is prayed for:

(2.) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that not only the petitioners' association but the other associations of other States including the All India Rural Banks Employees' Association of Kolkata and others preferred writ petition before the Hon'ble Supreme Court but Hon'ble Apex Court while declining to interfere in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 32 of the Constitution of India granted opportunity to approach the respective High Court for redressal of the grievance.

(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in identical situation a petition was filed at Karnataka High Court by All India Regional Rural Banks Association and Others, the same was registered as Writ Petition No. 20034 of 2003 (S-RES), in which, final adjudication has been made by the High Court of Karnataka vide judgment dated 22.3.2011 whereby directions for implementation of the memorandum of settlement dated 29.10.1993, which is Annex. 3 to this writ petition has been made. Further, it is pointed out by Senior Advocate Mr. Mridul that as per verdict of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of South Malabar Gramin Bank vs. Co-ordination Committee of South Malabar Gramin Bank Employees Union and South Malabar Gramin Bank Officers Federation and Others, 2001 4 SCC 101, the respondents are under obligation to grant all the benefit of bi-partite settlement to employees of sponsored Banks also, therefore, the controversy in this petition is also identical with regard to implementation of the settlement dated 29.10.1993, therefore, same directions as passed by the Karnataka High Court may also given in this writ petition.