All India Regional Rural Bank Employees vs Union Of India By Its Secretary To ... on 22 March, 2011

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Karnataka High Court

All India Regional Rural Bank Employees vs Union Of India By Its Secretary To ... on 22 March, 2011

Bench: Anand Byrareddy

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 THE HICEH CT(,'}UR'F OF KARNATAKA AT BAE'€C3.A.[_([)REi.

IDATEEI) T}"i1S Tiriii DAY (1)13 MARCH ."-.'.(}i I 

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fin): p::ii'ti0n<::.r §1'=c:ni;1 had fi§c;:*.d zz writ pc-:ti§i0::. E53 WP l32;'19E§4i

iaefore [hi3 SL1}I)§'E:1"'I':{3 Court. of fndia, whicii was; bC'2ii'L1..'£i§{511.g'gviih

 

awo oihccx' writ pc':tif.'i<'ms of the 5-"c:a;" I992. T11t':.--A4'}'Z1:E:1'§i{,i:{V3'I1.,§

filed seeking: 21 di.i'L3{$l'i(.7F1 ztgaaialst tinev-'&I1i*a311: <.>?: _I.13;1i'ia~.:;:n<i -.j0'£}ic:;"

aL1th<.);_"%ti<:s to fix the :=:.1no1:.':;11e1"1'{$ of the«igmpiaayetz-$;' ;1f"'(h('::Rf§.B.SVii1 

<:(mf():'1nity with the prin<;.ipI.c: of "'<3Lq3.1a§ pal};':"i)1"<:*r:ji_m1"w<'ii'§<' and V

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between':__t11e. -:311i;;§'3.«:):~:§§::s»'<_;if R.RBé; {nicer yr? and with those of

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~._1'<:1"'t:1f5_{;5:g;i {(3 215.;  for "£31m-»*i.t},':). The: Sllpftilllifl Court.

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to 'Lh?c3"Vra::5p:)T1é§j:::'{:s <::i1;§3t:r to appoint a: Na1:i.<_>n2:] .iI:dus;t.riaI TribL:I131

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NCBS. Stake B;111§< of imlizi, State Baaiak. cjyf P£y<§e1*:1bz:d 231:1 thé:

R'RBs pmticépaieci '{3t:i:'<m-2 ¥;.h<2 'T';"ih:ma1. "Fin: T1'i1mr1';§i;'--« ;Eif§§::1'

r<=:c<>:'L1i:1g,_: €1£ib€')I'iiti'3 eviaiemze and 11:'22:1"ir1;;  ;1:fg:;~:*ﬁ:::i§'5,

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duiiss and fijmtions of the <a.§'i7iceré»r;;i1d «:>Ehéi*~i:1ii:sp1VOyéc4$ of RRBS

are szimilar as th0se'<__af%7ic<:-1'--§~; 311d €'i'i"£p1('}'C€S in the

<:0§"1*espoiadiz1g p0fFT_.S of 17ur:1F, b'1T3§}.(_1hé§S 'iff. S;:{_i.13s't>z" banks and that
1:h.era was not. 'mud? ;:pp15eciasble_c;1?i"7f'::i'<3.;§C'é in their duties and

1'11nc£i<)1é§; arxci £11'.c:7:'::--f:'}i"c, »i'3;"'.'\';'V§';'e'1v§i%__ op.ir1:3d that it. would be unjust and

un1'e21s<ma§:ii3.__t<3 _cic:Vi'ay 'the-v empioyees. parity in scale of pay

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<:a5r{;:*1*i:1 in ':i§x%_ir:ii<.iir1gi the pa11'i'{y in 5.-;e.rvic:e c<'mdi{i<m:s be1',w<;3é:n the

N.,e:'z'1p1.<.,):;'::cEi; Hf RRBS and  On :'ec<:ix-*ir1§; {ha E'i\.'v'i§.I.'{i of '£116

" fT2='ib;:'t'sa!, tbs: U;1i_o11 of India ;'1;)p(_:si.r.11ed :1 £[iquai.%e:>:.1 CT<'>m11::i_t¥.c::: in

 u _,,_§.é:V:':2";:s Q? §E"::.-3: s;E§r:*<:{§:'>:*::"~; :,;:_.>2":£;3:i2:::C§ ii; the ;:'iA: ;i§'CL '?v«:<'> §._<;s»;:::3:; 

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1*efe1'I'ed to tha C7cm'1mittee. I]'diT1t31}"', {1} t3{._;_U21'£i(>I1 of existing [;)€"1S'f$

in RRBs: with <:<)r'z"e;<pts:1t1i;'2g p(')S[.:-.5 of u's1npt'1r;1bEe Item} in :§j,p0ns<7r

'ba;';k_s: and {"3} fi_t§"m:.:1t in {'IT}€i ncsw s«;c-.1}_c'*::e; of pity; ;-11Ee.>x=.~{t%;':C_'é::s'"autd

0t.hr:1' be'-3m-"fits 2,-and co1'1*cspt>ntii11g posts. The Hem:-1:'.i_n'11 VCQr'1~ii'i:_iI.t%;e

submitted. its 1"epc'>rt on E6.i.I99L T}"ic:W U'n.E.ct'>'_1'1Lpf.;E'§;_{;£ivtz_ ttcécptegi

the zwvssmd as weii as the Ec1ut:t'i(_m C<):'n'mi£'t::t:'s Ré,_§;$o'I'tv 2-1~i1d'=.4i§;Sz.réc%VV

tii:_'<3e:ti()r1s to alt RRBS. to i.n1pIc:r'ti{i:»:;«t"'the 2-1&4,-5';z:'_t'I"*zt:id t2E;s;;:- Eq'uati(>11

Committee: Report witE1'{:fi'ect  --«1_V_.'?9,,:AE*~9_é'%7, Ptxrtéfuant to the

said cEi;:r:c:ti01a, the pay ;~;c;13.:r;ts'_. ;:I.1t)w2;;1c:¥§svv:aV:?1d;;*tE1c:r b<311ef'iEs were

 

brought on p;i.i":'.,V\X~'i.§:. V. the.  w.itti2V<§'f?eCE" from I.9.1'¥)87. T116:

wztge 1'é:y_-'isimtea: €:'f'IT:=::;_t:t3»;i b'_'j .V'v.%.1_fEU€.' of' 'B't--part'ite st-:tt'1ementsg which

g{)veI'11ad {Em ta-*tV):'1<V":ij1t:"11 (s£T §ﬁ£.CBs from time to time. But for E3.

 Q' p<=:rjt;€-1. {mm Edi-.'1:'oV"; 1..7.E_993._ it was sought; to be dzzzniczd to

 '1h.§3':1R3._t§i.}]!I}vE5}'i3t3S w%1e1'1 th:-::'<-2. was: 2: xx~'age 1'<3vi.s_;i_cm in E'€$pt3CI' of

s;?miI:;ir1§; s1'ti3.';tts;?d <3m.pl_t)y<;-:.<::; uf the :»;p<:ms§<>r hawks; E13; \?i§"fi%:';3 of E1

'w.,»E§§_p2111;':<: S::3tt1i:'n1ent. At thi:s"jL1:aL:£u1*tc, at the behest. ("if the C<~'.-*:nt'_r:1E

 {'V:>_'y:éi;';2§71:::1t.. the R=:::~;¢r'w;: Bank of Intiizz :'1§p(.>i.E1{€d at {,3-UEE'l§"ﬂiI.i¥3EE cm

 .V _M$_;',€Eg':s'}; and ztiitwateazxtgsa wt' <:mg,i>§.<:sy::::>; mt" RR The.-'3 2.::::":1;:§_itt::si.

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recs:>m1m;:.nds;=:d that the en1;?21uy<:c':s <13" R.RB%' 21:13 1101: em;%.'£§e¢i. to
;);1§'%ty with the c<>m:.sp(?n_1di11§; ::1'1*:;;>}<a§;::es; c';fi1'1e 5:2p('31154;(3I° banI«:s;.

'['h<:: fim amci gm": Ehi3'{;i ;_)<étité<)11a-rs; chailzanged-fi.i"z¢§"*«.§éi:j'1e

bc3f0:'c: this; COLIN: in :1 wrié pc:tif.§.0z'1 in W? §.79{)S:'19*€{7'. ,'Iii1:i's

by its 0I'dt3-E' dated 11.11.1998 z:E1(1:,k;?éiAé3"'1'§'zr=; Twri;t: .f§e:§;ig.>n;:§< ailrigci

qumshed the app0i11m*:€11t of thc ;('.'-_{')1]1II1'1V".7.I'€':'(':1' ._z":m;i pits;Afepim'=,whi<jh...

had addrcsseci the saiauy zmd 21I1_(3{x*.:;ﬁ'ce.s of"::.m;3?}<'iyeé3 of RRBs.
A dire:ci;%(_m W213} iS§§U€d. ti';..._t.i*g3 C.§~:.nt1;2H ' C;e.;R{€3'1*'{11'n€¥Et to exienﬁ. pa};

and z,1Ei<)w':,mces with effe:<::~-'£I':::_>m I -.1 :3. I 9'92.Vt£:I.;:E'i' ihe emp1.0yc:cS of

RRBS "":1cc:>}:d;1;1é:*§:"' \:§-9it.¥jf'- ihc'."p':1§;?, ailowaauces and b£:ne'fi'£:§

§1T1p1€l]1€f:{€d~ in :*e.s}5:?§_;§{. _(1i'..¢Vi1*1Ui.:3ye€s of' NCBS as per the Bipartite

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saef t.1.e;"m2:.1ts.

 1§'§' fi}e3Vv"}i"l§;3E1I1Whilt that <2111p§<>},-2:95;; ef South P»'IztE21ba;° Gramin

 .A E'raii=..V;;V:;;f§'r':.>--:?:<.:11<:<;i tilt: High Com't of Kclfala by x=.=a3y of at

§3::§€'t';--¢;>t1~..§:§ '£i§LP¢N<>$§871;'I997  s;%:11iEzL:" 1"<;3§i€f.'4§ use; ﬁgs {ha

" xaz'iT;';;"s:_s21%&writ })€:i'ii'ii)l.'1.. The same wag a11_ow::c1 by 21 k:211'm2Li Single

.A}';;s;§'gé of tins: }.<.<3:"::i;-: High C7<>::r§ 311$ gm appasaé fihzé by tin:



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1'1121i1ag_:ea.n:;:i1t wag t'iiS§}'1iS:xi€-ti 113;' at Division Ranch by an Ofiitfl'

ciatted 25.1 i,.i")9E%. T58 .~;cs:'ne was c.at't'iec':i by mi}; of {-1 Special

Ltszmc P{iE§1i()I1 bef'<31"c: the SLlp1'r'SflI"£€- C£")L1a'"{. The fi1'st [£}§3i'i'i'T,Vi{.)¥1CE"

i1c:'ci.n wzts pe1'mitt.c<i to i1'1i€'I"'£v'CE1i'3 in tin: Speciati leave:~~I?é:Ati:_ii:?2fi' eiiaeqi

tha said petitimi was; t11tim;it.<:1}z LiiSI;)€_)St':'-ii of bf,-'--.,eti*:._t3r:;1}3f1'._dz-itétiu i

3E..1.2(f)()I c:0::1.fi1*111ing the 'i'i1_1<ii11gg;s {)i}'».ft'i.T1(*3;'K§3}'E;li3 Hiféii iCrm_rtv<.:;:11Li

com? as wet} to the extetit {i"1£'1i'.i_i:i"l_€: c1i1;f;I.0fy-*ces  

entitled to parity witi1__ the c<V3r.résp;)'i1gEi1t§,; ie:nvp1<'>y{:e-s of the

s'a;30n.s01.' banks; and that  i"»*»;"_i"":ﬁ}':'»'€'i e1iié;§Vt§Ae:d'»» to idiinticai waggt:

revision as and .-M1311 :.if.#I_.i\fBi11:'..:[().' iti.i'e--._e:'1'aplt'>ye<::s of the sptiriasor

baii§<s;_  _i.t._ v-.n:-1};  -that stach 1'evisi<,>n would not be

H'dt.()1I}aT§C '*:t_:1dVth£1t i\i3\«'Aii{E3iV1i}i".»~.:'_l i"€3'¢1S()11£ibi:3 time of revisicm beirig

 §§lT&IEi€?d in 1.316 >§Ist>13$<):',b:1ni<:';t tbs: Ct?-I1fI'£1i. G0v{:rn.mc2t1t w<'>u'id

 '1'a.c:ti?'c»;<:t<t::*i.Ey~t i':::;{*<:.._tt> issue 0t'<;iz31'$ uaadtrr Se<:t.i»;'m I? of the Act

ke:éepii'ng i11"5:i_i~:.a;{! the pri:1c.ipi.:3 of pmit}; 2-Eféti the E.7%:a_<Ei11g<; (ref the

*._Ti"ibtm.:;:}: tiiiztt the @If}.1pi():§:'t:;'i3-S of RRBS Liftl <:.ntiti:::;% to gin,-11'itjg.=* with

 §';*:;~:",_4:{:'x":"es;p<:»:1_i,iiiig i§l11pii.}}?t'3€f§§ {if tilt': .'§§}€)i]-$§(31' ba11i<f'«§. Tim: Eipéix

 .. .,v,4:.{>us"t. tmis; :1_<>t;:*: mi' {E36 f;1::t. the-':I?.' €.iLE.i""iI1g, the §?€-§§(,i.¥3F}ii:y' at' £325

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§it§g21{i<_)1L_ w<3rk1'"ne1'1 and o§"fic:::':«: of the NCB:s bad be3e::.11 g:":mt'c:{§
fmmszi' wage r<:x:is§0:1:~: with ef'fe::t f¥"€)I"§"l 1.1 E.1.997 pLII'"$U&1I'T£ to the
Se.ve§zt}1 Bip:::"§i.§e Eétfttki-I1iEii'I1i. T }1e1'c:§rm-2. i: f{.3§1(3\¥ii3£_i than 't.11;:=: saéai

wage 1f<:vi:~;i0ns were in  g'1';1nt.e<E In the c::npic>y<-::e;~; of tbs: 

The firs'; 1's::spondcm the1'c':ai"te:', in {mier 3.9 "i;1j1p! :?'m€.2:1 9'

directions of the Supreme Court, passﬁitci au1 O:{f,dé;j dé;{<:--<,:i"l;

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of Corztrébutory P1"c>»*ider:t-..§:f;'--:nd £112".é"1*n.pE.g)y::es {")fSp()I1SOI.' banks.

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of pe--nSVi§)11 bc%;}g""m'22_dt:~ »{'fcmé;....1,E 1.1993 and E123 sa-mu-2 ware: given

effect to  Pe:9i's:1i<.§ﬁ i%r3§'gI;1ti()ns nzatéfieci by the s;;:>0r.1s0r banks

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issues and thez'€ﬁ.>re, {be present xx$Vi"it_fJ<2£i1i<)n'$;__  
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insofar as {he two.21ecisi<>:1:;v--i>f'.11<é--.S':.;:p;"E3'r:1e'"CQi§z'i:, mxxntziy, Scmsi?

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and :m_}L:s_;t 2-md c<'>;2_t'r;1r_3;* [0 tbs: ;-wv.:=u"ci of the Tri'mm:1I as 

law de{:1a;"<:<.i by {his max": aim the SL:premc Cf<'}L:1't; ;.1::1d.1hc.:*é:€'§5r2.,'V

c<m€r2w<;:m3.s Axitécic E4, 1f)€i_')., 39(3) a:ééi"4'3«.Qf_'''111::_.Ci3ii;ti{ut.i}i>nx'Q1' '

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G(we.mment :3.pp0in11i::g the  E11cI"u:s*'i1'_iV_z1E=5§i=1"ig'i;%%§1V}V éiezxriﬂé
Eays dcw.--'n that the LieC%si;f1';,.(>f'   ﬁﬁd binding.
The TT1*ibuna'-11 in A11:121111¥:7vi;§§¢i1.di:§;V  that the
<')ffice1's and    be entitied to claim

parity with._<>'ffic{i'z':::~..;;h:'1. __e:nfp£<:)y<:i:s of the .sp<>ns01' bzlnks in

the :*1121tte:r"'<t:<_t' }:~:;y"sg:ai'3s:s;* V§ii.3.<_>w;1nc:3s and oihel' benefits and the

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dBCE;1i"'Cd {hat the (7f<:11t2.';::l G('2\='<31'1]I"§Ei311E vmukii be mliy bqumi to

  

rmzéntain. p£iI'it}*' wiih the pay 9'-;tm<.:t:.1re. of the <:171_p}(>y; 

NCBS {:<:h<>in},'_: the §C1]S€'3 and :"epéI'it at" {he azward  V'

.Endu:<t;'i:;:l T1'i17>un3I and the 1'<:s;J<J11a§e}1'E;é§"ihélitlg to gibéﬁlaé.  t.h;:

Same. is the:-r:3f"0rr:: g.:fc>s$E_y iliegazl and f@__c1Li*i1f<:;s* 'a11'g_e 11t»:mTx::<:tii;:,)ri'.~,

The 1<:2m1r;*:.a:i c0u11se-1 for the peti§.é.(i11.r;§"%would"hQwei:er .'$;:,:bzz1i{ that'

there has been some p1"(')g1"{:Ss=A_ du:'i13g v{E3;=.:._p¢L1'1~d.ency of {his pe%';§ti(>11
in the peiiEi<3ne1's Vhav%.:1.g__  ;f'1,1:"the'1'~~V..' jb.e11c:fits from E'h{':

 s3y*€=rz113_1"éiieTf'§ ::Iéii€*m:':}"bei'<>1'e this court are

 

r<:sp0:_Icients ir:s;('.>i_f'211' 
c:)r}<;c:-r11€: e£ and wo¥t:3l(E-..;;{:1}téé%i»t t'h:.H {he i:'npEe111:":nt.a:i<:»n of pension

as :1 retét"e1n€én1 b<3r1e:'1."1t. in 'Ei+;j_i.1' of C(')E1fI"ibLIEOi"}-" P1'0vide;":1 Ftiild to

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V'=i2i<:';f::i13-::11'tv-.;ét"e iw(>= .i:;s;m'-:.< which remain um"c':s0}v6:d zmci the1"efm'e.,

woL1'f§;i éakaz it'E§§'.{}.:v_::i_)L11fE £}1r.'<.}z:gi1 the p0:<it'i*s:<-3 dil'€C{i(}I]$ é_ss;1,1ed by the

  V'-I71'ib':,m21E' ;ud§d the <_:pir_1.E.m1 i3_K§}I.'€f~§S{3C1 by the SLlpI'€iIT}t3 Cf<_)urE in {he

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4. Wiaﬁc": the Sc:.;1im" Aclvocatz-3 Si'12'i I).[A.N.I{z'10 ;1;}§5;%;1;'ing

for {E38 c:0L1n;<;:31 ébr the: 1"<::;;)<.3§§Cl<:;3t ;':(),3 W(.)LI1C1 submit ?'Ij":Vi1i'.f"'uj1i&A;3;°

the p1f<>vi;~5i0:1:s of {hi3 R<3g.gi.o:1:11 Rama} B2;1ni<;s; ,1x<:.t,i.§5?{3'z:»$i§i-.. .

p211'tic11121:'§'y, um}:-3:" the Sc:c.('>11d I3'r<'>vis0 to SeuE,i<3:'}., .1  A{:'t._ u '

the Ctmtrai. C}e>V-€r:1_n";€11t is c(>ni"e1'1*::c§ §.>&-?i.{§*1"t§'1:: p.Qu,-'.e1"_ ?1'.(:.; Liet.{:rmi1":*::

the rez31L111e1fat.E_<:>z3 of {he 4;1ff'ice1'$ ?;1n_L'i e;13pE€_:»}--{'aes ;1p_;§g)'ii3£€:ci .t1i.€,

RRBS. The Supmmt: Court 11z:sVi14;vId.._£hz1E .{1i:-:__C€_-1}{:-'gt!iimenﬁ V

is the 3pp:*<'>p:'i2:te. émi"EV2c>:*iEy' for Lieié:«:";hé:f;ing' {Ewe«i'é§mzs.z§er2:ti:§11 of

RRB 0.ffice1'._<; and e1np1(='»§,1t::3_S zxﬁci _t"hc:..C;En§1."zi1 Gm?*eVifn1"n.eni: had

Si1bIT1it(€i}"."b'€fG.1jéijVIh€" :§?§'t:;:)i*'e.né:3 C{i)Ui"£"iIi the above cases re'{'erre.ci to

by the Ee:i'r:1ed_ c0u11s'e1 'f'(5i*vthé-peiiticmea" that as :1 g<3stu1'e of gooci

will ;1n<:i_Vkeepi'i'.sg_ i11.$€.icw'v.th{€' gcxmialezxesg 0'!" the céaim of {he RRB

"{:A1:.3pVI(>}fc3é§; fh.zf:y  g1'.:m€r;:d new scziies wiih. effect fmxn

 4,v2'()OT{}~-i4f:V--..EEaa:éfwith Ehﬁi pay s<:21fe$ gI'E1IT1.ECd to <:c>1mn<:1'ciaf bélllk

€II1}3?('"}}'€€_§§ i">'E"7 <é{;L:ix2':1Ee:11t 13%:-E zmai {his has: been impE.e2I1:':11_te:d in

,i£<:rr::[;.s;_' <3f ";1n (33'd{iI' dated 1'?;=f;--.?:{:){:}2 is':$ue3.d by the Ce.mr:.1l

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Tim I\§aii.0z3aE Bank £01? Agrimiturzil and Rum} Dx:;v€i<}pm€:at
{harei:321f€:.er raf€::;'r€:d [(3 as the 'NABARD' fez b1"€'.-'it}i') Vida

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Gavernznent cf indéa had deciésd that c{*:mputr2.r ir;¢:%me:%;§"'i3firs:A 

adm.iss'ibIe: fer en1p}..::>ye€3 and c3fficers :';'f"t.i?:e  p1'T€3.S»f*§'§7EV'€. 2 '

F01' tha reasim that the c0m_puterisati0':;_piQgra1n_f:3::.m,.E%R3s~

planned far 50% cf the b:"a'tx£:1:ic:s in  the

infrastructum. a'~«'ai.Iab1,e éri'~:1j20st_«"€af 'ii?'-if bfanches $2$?a§ inadequaie
and computerisatien was bV§:Vifig_Vp.:.5<§v'{deé..;is -»é1;f2S-ciiitation 1'I."tﬁi;1St.,E3{@

and ther€:f{_3're,   .§§i?8:....>;=.Iere not eligibie for

compufgr 21i_1<r'a;{éa§§«:e"__»"'It is«.:Herj3;f0re centended that the respondent

-» bank; waS'~LbouT:3d"'b_3§ ' V{£if;&4cti{>ns given by the G0*vernm_ent of » , ' India";5¥a§éd*NA8f{';é%.Dv_'i.;3 313 {he above: mzltters.

V' " TIt._Vj,é:~¢<3tife:::ded thai the empkayees and :>fi"3<:m::~; of the bank am%%:e%1igib;e%%i';fg:T:« the bezmfits of Pmvident Fund in {arms cef *..,EmpIe}*§e"¥; Provident Fur1.s:i and Misceiianszéus P'ra}<;is%0ns Actﬁ fE?}§_2r';;:;é 333:3 fa: ggraiuizga Tha retirai bsnafits a3:e tha. same in an 20 {he RRBS. Even in I]Ll{i{.'!§}£3ll:$€i*€.l b;1I1l<.:.;. a laige 1]E2.'I';']b€l' of €3l"I1pl('}3f('3{3S am eligililc fair 01113: iwo kirials of EC1'!Tl§I]£%l b;_-:nc~:ﬁts « ¥i21!"I1€l}:'. .l3r'm»~'i<,l::i.1t Fiziid Cfiirittﬁiiaticaii ('e11ip§(.)};:*:.1' E-11'1£;l :;§i'np_'lm«é:§3_) zimi gi'atLIity. l~ii.i\-wavexf, c1u.rii1§,; the 31:21:' l9€?:3i the Ci.('"i\:'<:E'31ll'I'i3l'I{-- lndia had p{--:im.it'1<'~:d the ClfE'§{)l(3yé3€-S of §:7.'ft>¥;lV{}ll'iZ'ili'§§'L3i.'L'l b_:;1f}i.l{'$l_E'E3V(7pl{ fa"; pens.-i<;i:i in \/'l(iW 071' <~3mpioyc:i's: con:1'ib11ti'<n__11liQ .Prc'ivic_l<::i1t F129;} 'L-"ii1d'--.. 2: se<:ti_o:1 ml" the eriipioyees i}£idi"i)}.)"1'.:1:(l l'(_)i".:_Eiéi«§§ai'ii{;. It is LiI§Ll€'1'Sl0Od by the t.l'1i;.'<if;__'1*r3sp(iii1d¢1jiti'--.¢~. b--::;nk that even in 11ai'i.0nz=1lised. lC)£il1l~(.SvlI1Clil(§'lHl_1,fI.. I::l"1'c'x_ $;gm1"iS<)1""~1E);i;*ik of" the third imporiclent, 2,-1 iziajcixii' " O? Ills: é3}ipl<af§e:*s"ai*£3"€ligiblc for wvo I'<:3liiI"8.l beznefits :l'--.1v£i]1}i3ly.,iE.i'r}§Ql{3lytf{3lSrLP{'(3"'.5l~{lCI}"{ Fuiiii iifid GmtL1ity as is rnz1<;le zivziilalﬁig. to Vthé' ¢ii:pl(_:yE§.r2s offlie thiiicl respondiaiit M bank. fiiriihizi" Cii:it:.:n.i.lcd by lllléi lezlmed Se:-ni<:>1' é\Cl'v'()C21i€ Shri .l'D}I:,. ?\E;Vl.~1_z10..4:t'l1%,i'r~V AvlIl"£{*1(}l"'L-if' 212; {he £1'-A/'&1E"d 9f the Ngitiuriai §nclu;<;ti'i:i§ Tfllliliiill (">3t.l?1¢:'?.s;i;I'bs:::»:;z:<:*iii jL1€fg;ITIt3§1{f~; mi' 111:: -S'upr'ctm::': C«;ii:.1": in the Ci-196 of .2il£:'_i3{;'s(2'r}:i f€egi(2i-inf Rum! Basil}: (,")f]2fcfc?i':; I4'c?ai<):'czzic9r2 mm'

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-_ 'Mu' 21 ;'vfzzi'ab{1r* Grainzlra Esmk vs. C(3~{;i'5fi?z.:z§iQs? Céﬁfﬁfféiiféf sgf S{mz'Zz Arfaizzfgwar Gmmiiz Hawk Eﬁzgﬁizayegs' Z,5'r2.ér;:*z Cami 5:224:22 Maiszbgr G:1+;3;:2£2z Bank Qz§'E{:s%;*3,* F5a::!€i*ai§<}z2 am? 535925233, _tf2{f3{?.f }ﬁ§""3V{}1 are a:-€::I:z::e.m€{i, them is :30 refe.3:€:n::e: 21% .2112 in -;fé:sp€;{§t"L-£3? Eh':

pensienzzry benefits. The focus is <>::"iﬁ2i'£t»?3rs',pe17i.::;{ir:vi't;g1:<:{;pé;»f, aliawances and other hen.efi.ts, which iﬁ3fv=é'.baen c:i'1;v_I .g"p3*§)*$1';iéd t4:§_ the _petiiis:>r1ers.

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E.351995. \F'.i1¥*Ia._;-: {'E}écti0n:s 5 ané 6A and 68 ware saibgtituized cieaiing 2a;":'{h"":%;e _E:i:i1;:ié§&.e3 Fa.§:3§<§.:;. Szzhema. Ths orcimance wag :*&.§ia;..:€«é % 1 '37 E33; :1 Ce':.11t:'a1 Act N0.2$f3996. with cffr:c.t E":'0m N11 1.1995. Thait W21:-; 2123:: £116 .fx'L£§,')j{2CI I'":1;1[ic:1' <)f<;11z:11{:11§.;C in £11036 pciitémax. It wa$ C£1I1'v'21SSCd tiéai the pmvisic)11s of' {E76 Schema w:::.1'e c<>11f.i.Sc21£:)1'y and LiI]_jL1-SL It was A iiiéitv * scheme did no': €§T}.SUE.'t3 fuéi reI;u1*n (3f'.:%;izc--.c;1;:>E':z1I item: "(if interest on penﬁion wag not on par w'i{h ih--:: §nEe1*é;~::.giyt:t1"Ej'y~..:»h'e._ naiionaiisxzd banks. The petitémzs'*h(5'we\;e1' \'I'Q5-'f.'/t'{.:¥:"'(Vﬂ.'V.i-'39l}i'iSSV€ﬁE. it is V further contended by t.}1<:""~l.€;'z1,:'n.<éii" i:c$'1;::wT:~--§E2I._ {hen Vthe°saa1ne was affirmed by the Sup1'e.1m"~: C('H.11"{ . EVE1 {EE€. (;E§S{é _C.3f ()fi§; Ez'zemir)I' E:1l[3i<)¢\.'e7;:',§ "'V{;;';'21:ifi"z EZ"Iz'Eé;'f?u':/?}" :'f%iiI'Z3 cz:z;:! oflz»z%;['.s: (2(}()3}Z2 SCC (58. -Sincétlle ez33_;J1t3V§§_i:3::S";1_é9C~.g::~)verne<i by the said Employees Pr<wid;é.%§.1 Fuiﬂs _;iI1<i.Mi:§{:¢:E1'é::.1c2<>L:s P1'm-ﬁsiang Act E952 and the AEA1np1ij>ye%3é:'APisnsion Séheymt. 1.995, {h.€3I'{3 is; 110 injusfice 01.' ii'§§:g;i}iij; ~i.f1:'*--$'.Iﬁ<: .:5€E'iE§{¥1E€i'S emaiéixig the biiiiéﬁfii <13? {he satrm: in {he _ ab§_;r.:i'it3:: o.£'1;.'hé: "Ce1'1t:';:l G<_w<:1'nr13.e;:{ mk.i.n§,; a <§e:;;i.~;i_<m ii} im:*z:3du<:<: Ihﬁf I:'z:ns;%.<§'f: Sch.err1<: in the RR.}3§ in H611 <>i'a:1I2p1c§ye1'§ c:<'>:'1'£r'ibL1{im1

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3 2% He W-:fst.:§i;i fL1rt.%1<--:1° point out man 21 if)i'v*'isio11 Biiiich of this COEJITK, w§'1i1.<: cii§111.isséaag.; L: mic}: {Jf writ p€I.iIi0I1S chzxliengi-:1g me. ;1111::r1s;i11_*1::.:a{s {:3 the §.31"m~'i:.1n'-:1"1t Fund A::.t. and the. $p'h:fii:n£{§.;.T.VtE.id €;)iT%S€i'V€ {I:1:,-at the d'is1n.i$s21I 0'1' the ;)::£iti0;3:~.»; would. fie}: ;7>sjfc:xsc§.1:$" '{E'§<;: petétioraers §"_1"om app1'oac.'hi.;3.g the £;pp1'ci_>§>.éi«;:t"e .z'£n--d__V 'c.c;;.1:1j1;:)é;tef1«:. a:.:th<3ri_t.ie.~; {<3}? gtiant (J? exem'p.t_icm in 'z1cc(_:1'(§.:ié1c.<§V wiéh. ihé'a proxzisions; of law applirsablc and th'c:.»RL1_Ees f1'a--1néCi" as the (,)1TdCi"S iE§SE§E3d.

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-'V.A_vban}_<'~3:;ir;xf;i¥¢ 'AZ'(}O7____'and that it has axiended the benefit of c0.i1i1.pu:r_3_:4 za{lI:3f{§v--;:nce whiia denying the «:.:(>mpt.,:'t:€.r increment fram 'ﬂ:at;.T'_d3§tc::- ﬁffiiaégefbreg ths petitignarg have made {mt a casa for :*av:$i4%g'i11g~:;h¢' jbéxzefii cs? c<}mp1;:.%:er incremzzm: which was presided gjézé tize. 6m§;3:}§€.§§ (2% 5:322 s§::2n:§+.§:" %3;:%;::;.

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