Challa Kodanda Ram, J.

1. This writ appeal is filed against the order of the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.21173 of 2008, dated 30-07-2013, directing the appellant bank to extend the benefit of pension to the writ petitioner-respondent under the State Bank of Mysore Employees (Pension) Regulations, 1995.

2. The admitted facts are that the writ petitioner is the wife of late P.Munaswamy, who had worked in the appellant bank from 01-05-1958 to 17-03-1991 and died while in service on 17-03-1991. On 30-06-1992, the appellant bank settled his provident fund and other benefits. Thereafter, the pension scheme came to be notified and came into effect from 01-11-1993 with retrospective effect from 1986. It is not in dispute that in normal circumstances, the benefit of pension rules can be availed by the writ petitioner. The writ petitioner came to know of the pension scheme and approached the appellant bank by letter dated 29-11-1999 seeking extension of pension scheme. In that regard, the President of the State Bank of Mysore Pensioner’s Association also made a representation on 26-09-2000. As no response was forthcoming from the appellant-bank, a legal notice dated 11-11-2006