They moved before the High Court for direction to the Bank and its authorities to release pension in their favour in accordance with the Scheme.
Against the respective judgments Bank filed different LPAs which were also dismissed by different orders in view of the judgment dated 9th January, 2009.
Against the judgments which have followed the earlier decision, the rest of the civil appeals have been preferred by the Bank.
Against the said order the Bank preferred LPA No.312 of 2008 before the Division Bench, which by the impugned judgment dated 9th January, 2009 dismissed the LPA and affirmed the order passed by the learned Single Judge.
iii Pension or Banks companytribution to Provident Fund as the case may be as per rules applicable on the relevant date on the basis of actual years of service rendered.
By one of the judgments dated 22nd October, 2008, learned Single Judge of the High Court allowed the writ petitions preferred by some of the aggrieved employees respondents in C.A. No.172 of 2010 and directed to pay pension in their favour.
A number of employees who were allowed to retire from the Bank pursuant to scheme called State Bank of Patiala Voluntary Retirement Scheme, 2000 herein after referred to as the Scheme introduced by Circular dated 20th January, 2001, and had companypleted more than 19 and years of service, in whose favour pension was number released by the Bank in accordance with the State Bank of Patiala Employees Pension Regulations, 1995 hereinafter referred to as the Regulations, 1995 .
Some other similarly situated employees who had companypleted more than 19 and years of service and retired persons to Voluntary Retirement Scheme also preferred similar writ petitions which were allowed.
Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, J. All these appeals have been preferred by the State Bank of Patiala hereinafter referred to as Bank against different judgments and orders passed by Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh but since companymon issues were involved they were heard together and disposed of by the impugned companymon judgment.
