UNION OF INDIA Vs. GRAMIN BANK PENSIONERS SAMITI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS intra-court appeal is directed against the order dated 15.09.2011 as passed in S. B. Civil Writ Petition No.4366/2005 whereby the learned Single Judge of this Court has allowed the writ petition filed by the present respondents seeking directions that the appellant would formulate and implement a pension scheme for the employees of Regional Rural Banks ('RRBs'). The learned Single Judge has allowed the writ petition with reference to and while relying upon the order dated 22.03.2011 as passed by the learned Single Judge of the Hon'ble Karnataka High Court in Writ Petition No.20034/2003: All India Regional Rural Bank Employees' Association & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. wherein, the identical issue was decided in favour of the similarly placed employees.

(2.) IN the impugned order dated 15.09.2011, the learned Single Judge of this Court has directed as under:-

(3.) IT was pointed out that the writ petitioner society and other retired employees of such RRBs, referred as sponsored banks, filed a writ petition before the Hon'ble Supreme Court seeking such relief of implementation of the pension scheme but were directed to approach the High Court for redressal of the grievances. The writ petitioners-respondents further submitted that raising an identical issue, the aforesaid petition was filed before the Hon'ble Karnataka High Court by All India Regional Rural Banks Employees' Association & Ors.; and the same was allowed on 22.03.2011 with directions to the appellant to implement the said Settlement dated 29.10.1993 for the employees of RRBs also on the basis of the ratio of the decision in South Malabar Gramin Bank (supra).